If sheep and goats are equal in number, a suitable animal from either kind may be tendered, subject to all other requirements.
For example, twenty sheep and twenty goats make forty: one is due, and either type can be chosen as the payable animal. This differs from the preceding case where one kind predominates.
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Zakat on Sheep and Goats: Brackets, Liability, and Discharge
If sheep and goats are equal in number, a suitable animal from either kind may be tendered, subject to all other requirements.
For example, twenty sheep and twenty goats make forty: one is due, and either type can be chosen as the payable animal. This differs from the preceding case where one kind predominates.