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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Eating raw meat and the ruling on the blood remaining in it

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The questioner:
Does he keep its meat raw, and does he decide to eat the liver of the sacrificial animal?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to eat meat while it is raw, and the blood in it is excused. Any blood found within the meat of a slaughtered animal is lawful and excused. The only forbidden blood is the flowing blood, i.e., blood that flows out. The flowing blood is that which comes out of the windpipe of the slaughtered animal at the time of slaughter; this is the flowing blood. As for what remains in its meat, that is lawful and excused. Is it permissible to cook the meat while it is in it?

The questioner:
What? Well, this is part of its incidents.

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is eaten while raw, there is no objection. And meat is eaten while raw, there is no objection, because the blood in the liver and the blood in the spleen is more than the blood in the meat. The blood in the meat is slight, whereas what is in the liver is much, and likewise what is in the spleen is much. Yes, this is the difference.

The questioner:
Is it permissible to take the liver from the animal while it is alive?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to eat the liver of an animal while it is alive, whether it is the liver, the spleen, or anything else, or the hump, or the udder of sheep; all of it is not permissible to eat while it is alive.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المياه - 4 — islamhouse.com (14:12)

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