The Slaughter of the People of Innovation, Such as the Sufis and the Rafidah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are from one of the Islamic countries, and most of those who sell and slaughter livestock among us are from the people of innovation, such as the Sufis, or the Rafidah Zaydis. Is their slaughter halal, so that we may buy from them and eat it?
Answer:
The slaughter of a Muslim who has not left Islam is permissible. As for one who has left Islam through his innovation or his shirk (associating partners with Allah), his slaughter is not permissible because he is an apostate. The criterion is the type of his innovation: if it is one that entails disbelief, his slaughter is not permissible. But if it is one that entails open sinfulness and he has not left Islam, then his slaughter is permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are from one of the Islamic countries, and most of those who sell and slaughter livestock among us are from the people of innovation, such as the Sufis, or the Rafidah Zaydis. Is their slaughter halal, so that we may buy from them and eat it?
Answer:
The slaughter of a Muslim who has not left Islam is permissible. As for one who has left Islam through his innovation or his shirk (associating partners with Allah), his slaughter is not permissible because he is an apostate. The criterion is the type of his innovation: if it is one that entails disbelief, his slaughter is not permissible. But if it is one that entails open sinfulness and he has not left Islam, then his slaughter is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/134 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (59:20)
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