What is the ruling on consuming meat in Western countries?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on consuming meat in Western countries?
Answer:
Meat that has been slaughtered according to the Shari'ah[Al-An'am 6:118]. If the meat has been slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, it is halal.
Allah the Exalted said: "except what you have slaughtered" [meaning: except what has been slaughtered]. It is required that the slaughter be according to the Shari'ah, whether the one slaughtering is a Muslim or a person from the People of the Book, meaning from the Jews or the Christians; their slaughter is permissible. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] As for if the one slaughtering is neither a person from the People of the Book nor a Muslim, if he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) or an atheist, then their slaughter is not permissible. The slaughter of disbelievers, mushrikin, atheists, and apostates is not permissible. Allah did not exclude from the disbelievers except the slaughter of the People of the Book only. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on consuming meat in Western countries?
Answer:
Meat that has been slaughtered according to the Shari'ah
So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses.
فَكُلُوا مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُم بِآيَاتِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَAllah the Exalted said: "except what you have slaughtered" [meaning: except what has been slaughtered]. It is required that the slaughter be according to the Shari'ah, whether the one slaughtering is a Muslim or a person from the People of the Book, meaning from the Jews or the Christians; their slaughter is permissible. Allah the Exalted said:
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 تناول اللحوم في الدول الغربية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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