The Ruling on Eating Meat Imported from Non-Muslims

Question:
If a company owned by a Muslim man writes "slaughtered according to Islamic law," and this meat comes from non-Islamic countries, is it permissible to eat it? Is the conscience cleared by doing so?

Answer:
There has been much discussion regarding the issue of imported meat. Imported meat falls into two categories. The first category is what is imported from non-Book nations, such as polytheists, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and other mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). The slaughter of these people is not permissible, even if they slaughter in the manner of lawful slaughter, because the slaughterer is not qualified, as previously mentioned. The second category is what comes from the lands of the People of the Book, namely the Jews or the Christians. Although the Jews do not bequeath, the Jews are strict regarding lawful slaughter, unlike the Christians, who are lenient regarding lawful slaughter. The default ruling for this is that it is halal (lawful) because it is the slaughter of the People of the Book. However, what has become widespread and known is that they do not slaughter according to the lawful method; rather, they slaughter by electric shock, hot water, or other means, and then declare them dead. This is not permissible. If Muslims did this, it would not be permissible, so how much less so for the People of the Book? Because the lawful slaughter has not been performed. The electric shock, shooting with a bullet, or hot water for birds is not permissible. If Muslims did this, it would not be permissible, so how much less so for the People of the Book? Therefore, meat projects have been established in these lands that suffice, and praise be to Allah, for the imported meat. So whoever wants to eat, let him eat from what is produced in this country and slaughtered in this country.