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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for one who buys meat in Muslim lands to ask about the source of the slaughtered animal and how it was slaughtered?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory when buying a slaughtered animal from a butcher shop, or from any shop in the city of Riyadh, to ask about its source if one doubts the method of its slaughter?

Answer:
What is slaughtered in Muslim lands is lawful by default, and you do not ask. Hold the best opinion. What is slaughtered in Muslim lands and sold in Muslim lands is lawful by default, and you do not ask. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2458 -2802] هل يجوز لمن يشتري اللحم في بلاد المسلمين أن يسأل عن مصدر الذبيحة وكيف ذبحت؟ — youtube.com

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