The ruling on eating imported meat of unknown slaughter

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is a lot of meat imported from abroad, such as chicken and the like, and we do not know who slaughtered it. Is it permissible to eat it, and what is your guidance regarding this?

Answer:
The least of its states is that it is doubtful. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a problem that has arisen and been studied on several occasions, and guidance was issued that the Kingdom should establish sources of meat within the Kingdom. So these projects, meat projects, were established, and meat has become available in the Kingdom, praise be to Allah, from chicken and others. Therefore, there is no need to eat imported meat. Whoever wants to eat should eat from the produce of the Kingdom and from the slaughter of the Kingdom. This is the way out of these matters. And if a person doubts something and the matter revolves around whether he knows if it is lawful or forbidden, he should leave it out of scrupulousness and to avoid doubtful matters. Yes.