Slaughtering a sick animal to relieve it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If an animal is sick, is it permissible for me to slaughter it in order to free it and relieve it from pain?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. If it is edible, slaughter it for eating. If it is not edible, let it die and do not slaughter it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If an animal is sick, is it permissible for me to slaughter it in order to free it and relieve it from pain?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. If it is edible, slaughter it for eating. If it is not edible, let it die and do not slaughter it.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (51:12)
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