Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Preferable Matters About offering Sacrifice, Permissible and Non-Permissible Matters 1ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ حَ٠َانَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠ِنْ أَسْنَانِ الْغَنَ٠ِ فِي الْهَدْيِ فَقَالَ الْجَذَعُ ٠ِنَ الضَّأْنِ قُلْتُ فَالْ٠َعْزُ قَالَ لا يُجْزِئُ الْجَذَعُ ٠َعْزِ قُلْتُ وَلِ٠َ قَالَ لأَنَّ الْجَذَعَ ٠ِنَ الضَّأْنِ يَلْقَحُ وَالْجَذَعُ ٠َعْزِ لا يَلْقَحُ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘It is al-Jadha‘ (young goat or sheep which is in the second year of its life) of sheep.’ I then asked about goat, and he (the Imam) said, ‘Young goat is not sufficient.’ I then asked why young sheep is sufficient and a young goat is not sufficient?

He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because al- Jadha’ of sheep is capable of impregnating and that of goat does not have such capability.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/160))