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What is the ruling on the meat of sheep and cattle in the lands of the disbelievers?

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Question:
What is the ruling on the meat of sheep and cattle that we buy here from the markets in Australia? And how do we know if it is halal or haram? Is it sufficient to find the word "halal" on the wall of the shop? Or can we buy from any shop here in Australia?

Answer:
The one in the lands of the Muslims eats from the meat that is brought into the markets of the Muslims, because the default ruling for it is permissibility. As for the one in the lands of the disbelievers, if the Muslims have a specific market where meat is sold, he buys from it and eats, because the default ruling for what is brought into the markets of the Muslims is permissibility. And what I know is that the communities there establish specific slaughterhouses where they slaughter and sell in their markets.
So if there are communities of this type and they have specific slaughterhouses, he eats from what is slaughtered there with the Muslims. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم لحم الغنم والبقر في بلاد الكفار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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