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Bayhaqi 19798 — The disliked practice of castrating animals

قَالَ: وَقَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: " يَعْنِي: دِينَ اللهِ ". وَرُوِّينَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، وَسَعَيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، وَقَتَادَةَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَنْ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ: " أَمَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَخْصِي بَغْلًا لَهُ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ "، وَعَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْخِصَاءِ، فَقَالَ: " لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ "، وَعَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْصَى بَغْلًا لَهُ، وَعَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ بِإِخْصَاءِ الْخَيْلِ، لَوْ تُرِكَتِ الْفُحُولُ لَأَكَلَ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا، وَعَنْ عَطَاءٍ: مَا خِيفَ عِضَاضُهُ وَسُوءَ خُلُقِهِ، فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ، وَمُتَابَعَةُ قَوْلِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا مَعَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ الْمَرْوِيَّةِ أَوْلَى، وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقِ، وَيُحْتَمَلُ جَوَازُ ذَلِكَ إِذَا اتِّصَلَ بِهِ غَرَضٌ صَحِيحٌ، كَمَا حَكَيْنَا عَنِ التَّابِعِينَ، وَرَوَيْنَا فِي كِتَابِ الضَّحَايَا تَضْحِيَةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَبْشَيْنِ مَوْجُوءَيْنِ وَذَلِكَ لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ تَطْيِيبِ اللَّحْمِ.
Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: (It means) the religion of Allah.
Similar to the view of Ibrahim has been related from al-Hasan, Sa'id bin Jubayr and Qatadah.
Bashir (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) ordered me, during his caliphate, to castrate a mule of his. Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about castration and he said: There is no harm in it. Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) castrated a mule of his.
Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: There is no harm in castrating horses; if the stallions were left alone, they would devour one another.
Ata' (may Allah have mercy on him) says: There is no harm in castrating an animal whose biting and bad temper are feared.
Following the view of Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), together with the sunnah narrated on it, is more fitting, and success is from Allah. It may be permissible when a valid purpose is connected with it, as we have related from the Tabi'in.
It is related from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that "he sacrificed two castrated rams," and their meat is also tastier.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السبق والرمي / 19798
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