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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Invocation over the Slaughter of the People of the Book

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Question:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: And what about the People of the Book? Are they required to invoke Allah's name when slaughtering?

Answer:
Allah has permitted us to eat their slaughtered animals and did not make the invocation a condition for them.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فيما في الشرك والزنا واللواطة من الخبث — islamhouse.com (1:01:10)

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