What is the Sunnah regarding slaughtering birds to feed falcons?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I have a younger brother who loves hunting. So when he catches a bird and wants to slaughter it to feed his falcon, he says "Bismillah, Allahu Akbar" and faces the qiblah when slaughtering. The question is: Is his action correct? And what is the most complete and the Sunnah in slaughtering an animal other than the livestock of the herd?
Answer:
It is good to slaughter it, so as not to torment it. It is good to slaughter it, whether he slaughters it for eating or for another purpose, such as feeding it to falcons or other predators. It is good to slaughter it in a comfortable manner. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I have a younger brother who loves hunting. So when he catches a bird and wants to slaughter it to feed his falcon, he says "Bismillah, Allahu Akbar" and faces the qiblah when slaughtering. The question is: Is his action correct? And what is the most complete and the Sunnah in slaughtering an animal other than the livestock of the herd?
Answer:
It is good to slaughter it, so as not to torment it. It is good to slaughter it, whether he slaughters it for eating or for another purpose, such as feeding it to falcons or other predators. It is good to slaughter it in a comfortable manner. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1224] ما السنة في ذبح الطيور لإطعام الصقور؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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