Informing the police of a sacrifice

Question

The persons named above, nos. 1–2, are of the village of Shahura, post office Teyu, police station and district as mentioned at the beginning; and persons nos. 1–4 are residents of the village of Tabu, whose full address is given. The distance between these two villages is one furlong. This year ‘Id al-Adha fell on 20 March 68 AH; persons nos. 1–2 performed the sacrifice on 20 March 68 CE. Since in UP (Uttar Pradesh)

Answer

Leaving aside whether the said action of these four persons is contrary to the Indian Penal Code or not, you yourself went of your own accord, complained and informed against them and had them arrested. You did not make this complaint out of a sense of respect for the law of the government; rather, because the farming occupation requires living in harmony with the Hindus, if…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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