What is the ruling on eating meat in Christian countries?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on eating meat in Western countries that follow Christianity?
Answer:
Regarding the slaughter of Jews and Christians,[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] their food is their slaughter, so it is lawful by consensus. However, if it is known that they do not slaughter according to the Shari'ah method, it is not lawful. For example, if a Muslim slaughters in a manner other than the Shari'ah method, his slaughter is not lawful, so how much more so for a disbeliever? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on eating meat in Western countries that follow Christianity?
Answer:
Regarding the slaughter of Jews and Christians,
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أكل اللحوم في الدول النصرانية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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