Castrating Cows

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2012-09-19 07:22

Q: One brother in Mozambique got some cows. He wants to use male cows for transporting coconut in jungle. At the moment he is using tractor and he is think to use male cows to save money on diesel. To use the male cows you have to castrate them ( that is remove the genitals ) so they are not inclined to female cows. He wants to know whether it is permissible to this with the animal.

A: Yes, it is permissible.

رقم 1466 - وعن أبي سعيد قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يضحي بكبش أقرن فحيل ينظر في سواد ويأكل في سواد ويمشي في سواد . رواه الترمذي وأبو داود والنسائي وابن ماجه (مشكاة 128)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Miscellaneous›Animals & Pets

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