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Summary
A question about romanian and Australian sheep for the sacrifice, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that a sheep is valid if it has reached the age the law requires and is free of harmful defects, whatever its country of origin. 1
The question
The questioner asked whether Romanian and Australian sheep may be offered as the sacrifice. 1
The answer
The Department answered that a sheep that meets the conditions of the sacrifice, having reached the age the law requires and being free of harmful defects, is valid regardless of its country of origin. 1 It said that Romanian, Australian, Spanish, Indian, Sudanese, local and other sheep may therefore be offered. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4368, dated 30 March 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
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People and things also explored
Appointing an agent for the sacrifice outside Jordan· Buying an animal priced by the weight of its meat after slaughter· Buying the sacrifice and delegating its slaughter by phone· Buying the sacrifice in instalments· Giving sacrifice meat to poor People of the Book· Paying for a sacrifice by credit card in instalments· Offering a sacrifice on behalf of the deceased· Offering the sacrifice or giving its price in charity
Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4368
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islam.museum contributors. “Romanian and Australian sheep for the sacrifice”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-imported-sheep-for-the-sacrifice/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.