The Ruling on the Slaughter of the People of Shirk in the Lands of Disbelief
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Question:
This questioner, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person lives in a country where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is widespread, such as supplicating to other than Allah, calling for aid, making vows, and tying ropes to graves. So the question remains, Honorable Shaykh: Do we exercise caution regarding the slaughter and ask about the slaughter? Because I heard that the default ruling on slaughter is prohibition, because the Lawgiver established conditions for it. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Without a doubt, slaughter is a matter of concern. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:121], and He the Exalted said: "Permissible to you is the food of those who were given the Scripture." He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:5], and their food is their slaughter from the Jews and the Christians. This indicates that the slaughter of all disbelievers other than the People of the Book, including the polytheists, the grave-worshippers, and the atheists, is not permissible. This is by consensus; this is the consensus of the scholars, because Allah did not make an exception for the slaughter of the People of the Book. The slaughter of the idolatrous polytheists and the atheists is impure, and lawful slaughter does not purify it, because it is carrion, and carrion is impure. Carrion is impure. So if you are in a country where there is doubt, scrupulousness dictates that you eat from fish, for example, from the food of the sea, the catch of the sea, you eat from that, or you do not eat except what is truly lawful. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . But what we know is that Muslim minorities and communities in the lands of the disbelievers have specific slaughterhouses managed by Muslims. You are asking about, for example, these places where the slaughter of Muslims is sold; you buy from them, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This questioner, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person lives in a country where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is widespread, such as supplicating to other than Allah, calling for aid, making vows, and tying ropes to graves. So the question remains, Honorable Shaykh: Do we exercise caution regarding the slaughter and ask about the slaughter? Because I heard that the default ruling on slaughter is prohibition, because the Lawgiver established conditions for it. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Without a doubt, slaughter is a matter of concern. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience.
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌand the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْLeave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبك،Whoever avoids doubtful matters, he has safeguarded his religion and his honor.
من اتقى الشبهات فليستبرأhis religion and his honor,
لدينه وعرضه،The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/182 — archive.org (1:30)
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