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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to slaughter an animal when digging a well or building a house?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people, when they dig a well and water comes out, slaughter an animal near the well. Likewise, when they build a house, they slaughter an animal at the door. Is this permissible?

Answer:
No, this is from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). This is from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it is not permissible.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 111- هل يجوز الذبح عند حفر بئر أو بناء بيت؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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