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Q: How old must the cow be for Qurbaani? In today’s time, many of the cows/bulls are fed at feedlots and a 15-month-old cow looks like a two and a half year old. Please advice.
A: It has to be two years and over.
(وصح الجذع) ذوستة أشهر (من الضأن) إن كان بحيث لو خلط بالثنايا لا يمكن التميز من بعد (و) صح (الثنى) فصاعدا من الثلاثة و الثنى (هو ابن خمس من الإبل وحولين من البقر والجاموس وحول من الشاة) والمعز (الدر المختار6/321-322)
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.
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