Q: What is the shar’i ruling in the case where an animal free from any defect was purchased for Qurbani. Later on its leg broke or some defect entered it which rendered it invalid for Qurbani. Can such an animal be slaughtered for Qurbani?
A: Such an animal cannot be slaughtered for Qurbani.
اشتراها سليمة ثم تعيبت بعيب مانع فعليه إقامة غيرها مقامها إن كان غنيا و إن كان فقيرا أجزأه ذلك (الدر االمختار ص325 ج6)
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)