LONDON - One of the UK’s largest halal certification bodies, the Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC) is advising British Muslim communities not to order lamb for the Eid sacrifice due to the animals’ age criteria possibly not being met.
In a press release, HMC said it is “strongly encouraging all consumers to order sheep/mutton for Qurbani.” It has also advised shops and slaughterhouses to order sheep for the Eid sacrifice to ensure the rules are followed.
“One of the rules for Qurbani is that the lamb has to be a minimum of one year in age, however if it is six months old and resembles a 12-month-old lamb then this would be permissible to be used for the purpose of Qurbani,” said Nadeem Adam, operations director at HMC.
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