Administering an anesthetic to animals before slaughter
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to administer an anesthetic to animals before slaughtering them to make the process easier?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. I fear that the animal may die from the anesthetic, or that its death may be caused by the anesthetic. This is not permissible. However, be gentle with it, bring a sharp tool, slaughter it with it, and finish it quickly without torturing it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to administer an anesthetic to animals before slaughtering them to make the process easier?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. I fear that the animal may die from the anesthetic, or that its death may be caused by the anesthetic. This is not permissible. However, be gentle with it, bring a sharp tool, slaughter it with it, and finish it quickly without torturing it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:13:40)
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