The ruling on eating the meat of chickens slaughtered in Saudi Arabia

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it an act of scrupulousness to refrain from eating the meat of chickens slaughtered in Saudi Arabia?

Answer:
No, as we have mentioned, what is slaughtered in the lands of Muslims is, by default, sound, so it is not permissible to refrain from it. That is, when you heard the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about meats that are brought in and it is not known whether the name of Allah was invoked over them, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismissed this question because it was not appropriate. He said, "Invoke the name of Allah yourselves and eat." This means that all you have to do is invoke the name of Allah when eating, and do not ask about these meats whether the name was invoked over them or not. That is excessive rigor, because the default is that what is slaughtered in the lands of Muslims has the name of Allah invoked over it. And we hold a good opinion of Muslims. The slaughter in the lands is under supervision, and it is under the supervision of the municipalities. The matter is not a free-for-all.