Fatwa ID: 06876

Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

Question: the goats selected for Qurbani are dehorned. They went through a process called “de-budding” or “disbudding” or “dehorning” that eliminated their horns from their infancy. I hope this is not an issue for Qurbani.

https://goatowner.com/what-is-disbudding-goats/

https://honeysweetieacres.com/disbudding-goats

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The animals of Qurbāni/ Udhiyah must be free from any defects. [Nurul Idhāh: pg. 273; Marāqy al-Falāh: pg. 271; Hāshiyah at-Tahtāwi: pg. 744] [1]

If the horns had been broken off at the roots, then this would have been considered a defect and they would not have been permitted to use. However, this does not appear to be the case in the disbudding process where the horns are instead cauterised.

Accordingly, the disbudding process would not invalidate the use of such goats for Qurbāni/ Udhiyah.

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1]الهدي أدناه شاة، وهو من الإبل والبقر والغنم، وما جاز في الضحايا جاز في الهدايا. فكل ما يشترط في الضحايا من السلامة عن العيوب التي تمنع الجواز كالعور والعرج، يشترط هنا.