Why Do Sacrificial Animals Have To Be Male? It Turns Out That This Is The Explanation From Hadiths

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YOGYAKARTA - At the celebration of Eid al-Adha, Muslims are recommended or the law is sunnah to carry out sacrificial worship by slaughtering livestock. Types of animals commonly used include camels, cows, buffalo, goats, and sheep. Usually, male animals are more often chosen to be sacrificial animals.

The use of these male animals raises questions among some Muslims, why do sacrificial animals have to be male? Are female animals not allowed to be sacrificed? Here's the full explanation.

In the book Fiquh Kurban, Ustaz Abu Abdil A'la Hari Ahadi explains that the scholars agreed to allow the slaughter of sacrificial animals from both male and female types. However, there are differences of views among experts about which ones are prioritized between the two.

For this reason, male animals are often considered more important to be used as sacrifices compared to female animals. Although the argument was not found that explicitly stated this, there was a sabda Rasulullah SAW who explained about the virtues of riding animals.

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Meaning: The most expensive is the price and the most valuable is for the owner. (HR Bukhari).

The hadith describes the distinctive properties of male animals. Therefore, some scholars concluded that using male animals to sacrifice was prioritized. This opinion was also emphasized by Imam Nawawi:

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Meaning: Sacrifice with a male is more important than a female in the Syafi'i madzhab.

In M. Nurrosyid Huda Setiawan's Saku Fiqih Qurban book, it is stated that male sacrificial animals are recommended more than females. This is because male meat is generally more and fresh.

In addition, Rasulullah SAW has also slaughtered two male goats as sacrificial animals. Therefore, choosing male animals for the sacrifice is considered as sunnah. This opinion refers to the hadith sahih listed in Sunan an-Nasai volume 4 as follows:

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Art: Qutaibah reported that Abu Tuwanah said that from Qadadah from Anas, he said, "Rasulullah SAW sacrificed with two male goats that were white, and had two horns. He slaughtered with his own hands while reading basmalalah and takbir, and by placing his feet on the side of the goat." (HR Muttafaq 'alih).

Here are some conditions for animals that will become sacrifices on Eid al-Adha:

Animals used for sacrificial animals must come from livestock types, such as camels, cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep.

Animals that will be made sacrifices must also meet the minimum age provisions. For camels, they are at least 5 years old and have entered the sixth year. Meanwhile, cows and goats are required to be 2 years old and have entered their third year.

As for sheep, ideally they are 1 years old and have entered their second year. However, it is also allowed to slaughter sheep whose teeth have dated, even though they are not yet one year old.

One of the other important requirements is that the sacrificial animal must be in good health and free from defects. This is because disabled animals are not allowed to be used as sacrifices, as stated in a history from Al-Barra bin Azib, that the Prophet SAW said:

"Four unauthorized circumstances (animals) were used as sacrifices, namely eye defects, pain, limping, legs, and thinness. Not fatty." (HR Ahmad).

If the sacrificial animals purchased were initially in good and perfect condition, but before the day of slaughter they experience blindness, limping, or become thin, then the animal remains valid to be used as a sacrifice. Said bin Mansur narrated from Hasan who said:

"The scholars have explained that if someone buys a camel or sacrificial animal in perfect condition, then the camel or sacrificial animal that has been bought is blind, limp, or thin before the day of slaughtering the sacrifice, namely the 10th of Dzulhijjah, he is still allowed to slaughter it and that is sufficient."

Such is the review of why sacrificial animals must be male and the terms of animals to be sacrificed. Also read the pillars of slaughtering sacrificial animals.

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