The ruling on preventing the sacrificial animal from eating before its slaughter
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some butchers prevent the sacrificial animals from eating for a day or two before slaughtering them so that the waste in their intestines is reduced. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is forbidden. This is torturing the animal, and it is not permissible. Based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 4412Sahih (Darussalam) the slaughter, and if you kill, then kill well. Torturing it with hunger and thirst for two days before the slaughter is forbidden. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some butchers prevent the sacrificial animals from eating for a day or two before slaughtering them so that the waste in their intestines is reduced. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is forbidden. This is torturing the animal, and it is not permissible. Based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.'"
إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء فإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 043-الأضحية والعقيقة وأول كتاب الجهاد - شريط 6 - 16-1-23 هـ — archive.org (31:59)
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