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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the slaughter of a non-Muslim who is not from the People of the Book

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man brought another man, an Indian, who slaughtered eight animals for him. Eight animals. The man would say the name of Allah with the slaughterer, saying "In the name of Allah," but the slaughterer did not say it. After that, it became clear to him that the slaughterer was a Hindu. What is the ruling here? And what should be done with these slaughtered animals?

Answer:
The slaughter of a disbeliever is forbidden, except for the People of the Book.
the food of those who were given the Scriptureوَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
This means that their slaughter is lawful for you. This is specific to the Jews and the Christians. As for the polytheist disbeliever, his slaughter is impure and forbidden; it is carrion, and it is not permissible to eat it. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين، أسئلة المنتقى — alfawzan.live (14:36)

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