Eating birds struck by a car and the method of slaughtering them
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him), and peace be upon you. I bear witness to Allah of my love for you for the sake of Allah. Secondly, I have questions and I hope you will answer them. Question: Is it permissible to eat birds or rabbits, or anything struck by a car, whether it dies or not? And is it permissible to slaughter a bird by pulling off its head with the hand without a knife, as is done...
Answer:
Yes, if a bird, rabbit, sheep, or camel is struck by a car and dies from the impact, it is not permissible to eat. If it dies from the impact, it is not permissible. However, if you catch it after the impact while it is still alive and then slaughter it, there is no harm. You may say: Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] meaning that whatever you catch from these things while it is alive and you slaughter it, it is lawful. As for what dies because of the impact, it is forbidden.
Do I understand the question? Slaughtering a bird is like slaughtering anything else; it must be done with a sharp tool that cuts the esophagus and the windpipe. A sharp tool, not a tooth and not a nail. A knife, or iron, or a stone with an edge that cuts. That is, with something sharp that cuts the esophagus, and cuts the windpipe, and cuts the jugular veins. The esophagus is the passage for food, the windpipe is the passage for breath, and the jugular veins are the passage for blood. They must be cut in the slaughter. They must be cut in the slaughter. As for pulling off the bird's head with the hand, this is not permissible. This is not permissible, and it does not make the meat lawful, because it is not a cutting. It is not a cutting.
And this does not achieve the lawful slaughter. Also, this is a form of tormenting the bird. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4412Sahih (Darussalam) the slaughter . So it is not permissible to torment a bird or an animal when slaughtering it. One should be kind in its slaughter and slaughter it in a comfortable manner, a lawful slaughter. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
He says: Honorable Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him), and peace be upon you. I bear witness to Allah of my love for you for the sake of Allah. Secondly, I have questions and I hope you will answer them. Question: Is it permissible to eat birds or rabbits, or anything struck by a car, whether it dies or not? And is it permissible to slaughter a bird by pulling off its head with the hand without a knife, as is done...
Answer:
Yes, if a bird, rabbit, sheep, or camel is struck by a car and dies from the impact, it is not permissible to eat. If it dies from the impact, it is not permissible. However, if you catch it after the impact while it is still alive and then slaughter it, there is no harm. You may say: Allah the Exalted said:
Prohibited to you are dead animals
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُblood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death]
وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَالْمَوْقُوذَةُ وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ وَالنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْDo I understand the question? Slaughtering a bird is like slaughtering anything else; it must be done with a sharp tool that cuts the esophagus and the windpipe. A sharp tool, not a tooth and not a nail. A knife, or iron, or a stone with an edge that cuts. That is, with something sharp that cuts the esophagus, and cuts the windpipe, and cuts the jugular veins. The esophagus is the passage for food, the windpipe is the passage for breath, and the jugular veins are the passage for blood. They must be cut in the slaughter. They must be cut in the slaughter. As for pulling off the bird's head with the hand, this is not permissible. This is not permissible, and it does not make the meat lawful, because it is not a cutting. It is not a cutting.
And this does not achieve the lawful slaughter. Also, this is a form of tormenting the bird. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.'"
إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء، فإذا ذبحتم فأحسنواAnd when you kill, do it with excellence. Let one of you sharpen his blade and let him be kind to his animal
وإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا الفتنة، وليشد أحدكم شفرته، وليرح ذبيحهThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-01-الأعراض وحماية الإسلام لها\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:48)
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