I f one of
feven joint
facrificersdie,
the confent of
his heirs is
requifite to
the facrifice.
Rules with
refpett to the
difpofal o f the
flelh, &c. o f
the vidtim.
If feven perfons purchafe a cow for facrifice, and one of them
afterwards die, and his heirs defire the other fix to facrifice a cow
on account of themfelves, and on account of the dead, it is lawful •
whereas, i f they facrifice it without the confent of the heirs it is not
lawful.
I f a Chriftian, or any perfon whofe object is the flefh, and not the
facrifice, be a fharer with fix others, the facrifice is not lawful on the
part of any.
I t is lawful for a perfon, who offers a facrifice, either to eat the
flefh, or to beftow it on whomfoever he pleafes, whether rich or
poor: and he may alfo lay it up in ftore.
I t is molt advifable that the third part o f the flefh o f a facrifice be
beftowed in charity.
I t is lawful either to beftow the fkin of a facrifice in charity,
or to make any utenfil of it, fuch as a bucket, fieve, or the like. It
is likewife lawful to barter it for any unconfumable article that yields
profit in its fubftance:— but it is not allowable to barter it for any
thing confumable, as vinegar, and fuch like. Flefh, in thefe refpedts,
is confidered in the fame light as the fkin, according to the mofl authentic
traditions.
I f the flefh o f a facrifice be fold along with the fkin of it for
money, or for any thing that is not profitable but in confumption,
it is incumbent on the feller to devote the price to the poor; and the
fale is valid.
I t is not lawful to give a part o f the facrifice in payment to the
butchef.
I t is abominable to take the wool o f the vidtim and fell it before
the facrifice be..performed; brit not after the facrifice. In the fame
manner, it is abominable to milk the vidtim and fell the milk.
I t is mofl: advifeable that the perfon who offers the facrifice
fnould himfelf perform it, provided he be well acquainted with
the method; but if he fhould not be expert at it, it is then advifeable
that he take the afliftance of another, and be prefent at the
operation.
I t is abominable to commit the flaying of the vidtim to a Kitab'ee.
If, however, a perfon order a Kitdbee to flay his vidtim, it is lawful.
It is otherwife where a perfon orders a Magian, or worfhipper of fire,
to flay his vidtim, for this is inadmiffible.
If two perfons commit a miftake, each flaying the offering of
the other, it is lawful; and no compenfation is on that account due
from either. If, alfo, having erred in this manner, they fhould eat
the flefh, and then difcover the miftake, in this cafe it is requifite
that they fandtify the adt of each other, and facrifice is then fulfilled.
If, on the contrary, they refufe to do fo, and difpute the matter,
each is in that cafe entitled to take a compenfation for the value o f
the flefh of his offering from the other, and muft then beftow fuch
compenfation in alms, as it is a return for the flefh of his offering ;
and the fame rule .alfo obtains where a perfon dejlroys the flefh of the
offering of another.
If a perfon ufurp a goat, and facrifice it, he is in that cafe
bound to compenfate for its valiie, and his offering is thereby rendered
M 2 valid-:
It muft be
flain by the
facrificer, or
in his pre-
fence.
A Kitabes
may be employed
to flay
it, but not a
Magian.
Two perfons
flaying each
other’s victim
by miftake
muft
make a mutual
compen-
fation.
Cafe o f facrifice
o f an
u/urped animal.