What is the correct position regarding those who eat slaughtered animals in societies where shirk (associating partners with Allah) and ruling by other than what Allah has revealed are prevalent?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. What is the correct position regarding those who eat the slaughtered animals of the general public, especially in this time, when they are in societies where shirk (associating partners with Allah) and ruling by other than what Allah has revealed are prevalent? Is it obligatory for the Muslim to be careful, or may he eat? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made permissible for us the slaughtered animals of Muslims and the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book. If a person is in the lands of Muslims, the default regarding what is offered in the lands of Muslims is that it is lawful, and praise be to Allah, and he does not ask about it. What is offered in the lands of Muslims and in the markets of Muslims, the default regarding it is that it is lawful, and he does not ask about it. That is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about meats brought into the markets of Madinah, and it was not known whether the name of Allah had been invoked over them or not, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Invoke the name of Allah yourselves and eat.
So the default regarding what is found in the lands of Muslims is that it is lawful, except if a person knows and is certain that it is forbidden, in which case it is not permissible for him. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. What is the correct position regarding those who eat the slaughtered animals of the general public, especially in this time, when they are in societies where shirk (associating partners with Allah) and ruling by other than what Allah has revealed are prevalent? Is it obligatory for the Muslim to be careful, or may he eat? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made permissible for us the slaughtered animals of Muslims and the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book. If a person is in the lands of Muslims, the default regarding what is offered in the lands of Muslims is that it is lawful, and praise be to Allah, and he does not ask about it. What is offered in the lands of Muslims and in the markets of Muslims, the default regarding it is that it is lawful, and he does not ask about it. That is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about meats brought into the markets of Madinah, and it was not known whether the name of Allah had been invoked over them or not, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Invoke the name of Allah yourselves and eat.
So the default regarding what is found in the lands of Muslims is that it is lawful, except if a person knows and is certain that it is forbidden, in which case it is not permissible for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو القول السديد في من يأكل الذبائح في مجتمعات تكثر فيها الشركيات والحكم بغير ما أنزل الله؟ — youtube.com
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