وَلَا مَقْطُوعُ الْيَدِ وَلَا الرِّجْلِ، وَلَا ذَاهِبَةُ الْعَيْنِ، وَلَا الْعَجْفَاءِ، وَلَا الْعَرْجَاءِ الَّتِي لَا تَمْشِي إِلَى الْمَنْسَكِ.
Translation: Nor an animal missing a limb, blind in an eye, severely emaciated, or so lame that it cannot walk to the sacrificial site.
‘Ajfā’ is markedly emaciated; ‘arjā’ is lame.
The phrase “cannot walk to the ritual site” specifies a severe level of lameness. Legal disqualification turns on the stated defects, not merely aesthetic imperfection.
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Bab al-Hady — Sacrificial Offerings, Eligibility, Slaughter and Handling
وَلَا مَقْطُوعُ الْيَدِ وَلَا الرِّجْلِ، وَلَا ذَاهِبَةُ الْعَيْنِ، وَلَا الْعَجْفَاءِ، وَلَا الْعَرْجَاءِ الَّتِي لَا تَمْشِي إِلَى الْمَنْسَكِ.
Translation: Nor an animal missing a limb, blind in an eye, severely emaciated, or so lame that it cannot walk to the sacrificial site.
‘Ajfā’ is markedly emaciated; ‘arjā’ is lame.
The phrase “cannot walk to the ritual site” specifies a severe level of lameness. Legal disqualification turns on the stated defects, not merely aesthetic imperfection.