Is an animal whose horn-places have been cauterized when it was young, so that no horns grew for it, acceptable as a sacrifice (Udhiyah)?
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The sacrifice is valid with a hornless sheep, whether the absence of horns is congenital or due to any other reason, although horned animals are preferable.
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