What is the ruling on the food of the People of the Book that is not slaughtered, or not slaughtered according to the Islamic Shari'ah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! A questioner asks for the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
The Shaykh:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]. Yes.
The questioner:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5], and is it permissible to eat French chicken, even though we have heard that it is electrocuted? And is it sufficient to say "Bismillah" when eating it?
The Shaykh:
The slaughter of the People of the Book is originally lawful, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] The intended meaning of "their food" is their slaughtered animals, except if it is known that they slaughter them in a manner other than the Shari'ah method, such as by electricity, hot water, or other types of slaughter not in accordance with the Shari'ah method. In that case, it is not lawful; it is haram (forbidden), even if it comes from the People of the Book. The slaughter of the People of the Book is only permissible if they slaughter it in the Shari'ah method. If they do not slaughter it in the Shari'ah method, it is haram (forbidden). Even if Muslims slaughter it in a manner other than the Shari'ah method, it becomes haram (forbidden). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! A questioner asks for the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture
أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَThe Shaykh:
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْThe questioner:
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْThe Shaykh:
The slaughter of the People of the Book is originally lawful, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم طعام أهل الكتاب غير المزكى، أو غير المذبوح طبقا للشريعة الإسلامية؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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