The Ruling on Eating Imported Meat from Christian Countries Whose Condition Is Unknown
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on eating meat imported from Christian countries, whose condition we do not know?
Answer:
The slaughter of the People of the Book is lawful by the explicit text of the Qur'an. However, this is contradicted by the fact that they slaughter without the prescribed Islamic method, either by using hot water or by using machines through which the animals pass and their necks are cut. This is not a lawful slaughter; it is merely intended, and the name of Allah is not mentioned over each individual animal. No, this is mass slaughter.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on eating meat imported from Christian countries, whose condition we do not know?
Answer:
The slaughter of the People of the Book is lawful by the explicit text of the Qur'an. However, this is contradicted by the fact that they slaughter without the prescribed Islamic method, either by using hot water or by using machines through which the animals pass and their necks are cut. This is not a lawful slaughter; it is merely intended, and the name of Allah is not mentioned over each individual animal. No, this is mass slaughter.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2500 -3022] اللحوم المستوردة من بلاد النصارى والتي لا نعلم عن حالها ما حكم أكلها؟ — youtube.com
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