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Are kurban Animals Required To Be 2 Years Old?

12/3/2020

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Is the kurban animal required to be 2 years old?
The answer will be seen in the following hadith.
 
From Jabir radhiyallahu 'anhu, he said, Rasulullah sallallahu' alaihi wa sallam said,
"لَا تَذْبَحُوا إِلَّا مُسِنَّةً, إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ اَلضَّأْنِ"
"Do not you slaughter unless it is Musinnah. Unless it is difficult for you, then slaughter jadza'ah from the sheep. " (HR. Muslim no. 1963)
Musinnah of goats is one year old (entering the second year). Meanwhile, cows are those who are already two years old (entering their third year). Meanwhile, camels are those who have completed five years (entering their sixth year). This was a popular opinion among the fuqoha.
Jadza'ah are sheep that are six to one year old.
In summary, the age requirements for sacrificial animals are presented in the following table:
Sacrificial animals
Minimum Age Requirements

Camel
5 years

Cow
2 years

Goat
1 year

Sheep
6 months


  1. It is legal to sacrifice with jadza'ah (one year old sheep) even though it is easy to get the animals destroyed.
  2. The hadith above shows that what is meant by kurban is not looking for meat, but it is a form of approaching oneself to Allah. If what you are looking for is meat, then of course large animals will be chosen. However, it turns out that sacrifice with small and large animals is just as legal. [1]
So that the questions above have been answered. May Allah give understanding.
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