The ruling on eating the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book if they slaughter them in the name of Christ
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we know that the People of the Book do not mention the name of Allah over their slaughtered animals, but rather mention the name of Christ over them, is it permissible to eat them?
Answer:
If you know that they slaughtered them in the name of Christ, do not do it, because this is what was dedicated to other than Allah. As for if you do not know, the default is that it is lawful. If you do not know, the default is that it is lawful. Yes.
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
If a Muslim slaughters in the name of al-Husayn, or in the name of 'Abd al-Qadir, or in the name of any of the dead whom they worship, the meat is not lawful. Likewise, if a Christian slaughters in the name of Jesus, it is not lawful, because[Al-Baqarah 2:173].
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we know that the People of the Book do not mention the name of Allah over their slaughtered animals, but rather mention the name of Christ over them, is it permissible to eat them?
Answer:
If you know that they slaughtered them in the name of Christ, do not do it, because this is what was dedicated to other than Allah. As for if you do not know, the default is that it is lawful. If you do not know, the default is that it is lawful. Yes.
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
If a Muslim slaughters in the name of al-Husayn, or in the name of 'Abd al-Qadir, or in the name of any of the dead whom they worship, the meat is not lawful. Likewise, if a Christian slaughters in the name of Jesus, it is not lawful, because
and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah
وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ
Source
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