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What is the meaning of the term "musallamah" in this āyah?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It means the cow should be free from defects. [Ibn ʿAbbās, Abū al-ʿĀliyah, Qatādah, Muqātil]
  2. It means unburdened by labour (i.e., it has not been used for work). [Al-Ḥasan, Ibn Qutaybah]
  3. It means free from any blemish or marking. [Mujāhid, Ibn Zayd]
  4. It means sound in its legs and body structure. [ʿAṭāʾ al-Khurāsānī]
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