The ruling on striking fish on the head before grilling it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, when they want to grill live fish, they strike it on the head with a hammer to kill it quickly, because if they leave it, it will not die and it will take a long time. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is torture. The fish should be left until it dies, then it is grilled or cooked, and it is not tortured. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, when they want to grill live fish, they strike it on the head with a hammer to kill it quickly, because if they leave it, it will not die and it will take a long time. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is torture. The fish should be left until it dies, then it is grilled or cooked, and it is not tortured. Yes.
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