I asked, ‘So (what about) the goat?
I asked, ‘So (what about) the goat?’ He -asws said: ‘The two year old goat would not suffice’ (so older than 2 years for goat). I said, ‘And why not?’ He -asws said: ‘Because the two year old from the sheep become mature (give babies), but the two year old from the goat cannot give birth’.
[8] Note: By inspecting the front teeth (i.e., number of permanent teeth) one can estimate the approximate age of the lamb, see for example: https://www.blackbellysheep.org/about-the-sheep/articles/telling-how-old-a-sheep-is/ Sacrifice of the Castrated one (خَصِيُّ : Khasee) is forbidden: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنِ النَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ الْمَاعِزُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ ذَكَراً فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ أُنْثَى فَالنَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْخَصِيُّ يُضَحَّى بِهِ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ غَيْرُهُ Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah -asws about the ewe (sheep/lamb), ‘Is it more beloved to you -asws or the goat?’ He -asws said: ‘If it was such that the goat was male, so it would be more beloved to me -asws ; but if it was such that the goat was female, so the ewe would be more beloved to me -asws ’.
He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘So can the castrated one (خَصِيُّ) be sacrificed with?’ He -asws said: ‘No, unless if there does not happen to be any other’.
وَ قَالَ يَصْلُحُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ فَأَمَّا الْمَاعِزُ فَلَا يَصْلُحُ قُلْتُ الْخَصِيُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ النَّعْجَةُ قَالَ الْمَرْضُوضُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ النَّعْجَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ خَصِيّاً فَالنَّعْجَةُ And he -asws said: ‘It is correct, the two year old from the sheep, but as for the goat, so it is not correct’ (has to be older).
I said, ‘Is the castrated one more beloved to you -asws or the ewe?’ He -asws said: ‘The bruised one is more beloved to me -asws than the ewe, and if it was castrated, so the ewe (is more beloved)’.
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