Is it valid to slaughter sheep or cows by cutting the throat (nahar) instead of the standard method (dhabh)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. I say: Is it valid to slaughter sheep or cows by cutting the throat?
Answer:
It is sufficient; it is sufficient, and it is lawful, but it is contrary to the Sunnah. Otherwise, if he cuts the windpipe and the gullet and one of the two carotid arteries, it is sufficient from any part of the neck. However, the best is to slaughter camels by cutting the throat and to slaughter sheep and cows by the standard method. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. I say: Is it valid to slaughter sheep or cows by cutting the throat?
Answer:
It is sufficient; it is sufficient, and it is lawful, but it is contrary to the Sunnah. Otherwise, if he cuts the windpipe and the gullet and one of the two carotid arteries, it is sufficient from any part of the neck. However, the best is to slaughter camels by cutting the throat and to slaughter sheep and cows by the standard method. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1195] هل يصح نحر الغنم أو البقر بدلاً من ذبحها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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