What is your opinion on the scrupulousness of some students of knowledge regarding eating the meat slaughtered by workers coming from other Islamic countries?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It has spread among some students of knowledge the saying that one should be scrupulous about eating the meat slaughtered by workers who come to us from other Islamic countries. This is because those countries are not free of polytheists and worshippers of graves, and this worker who slaughters may be one of them.
Answer:
If they leave the meat for us and forbid it for themselves, that is a benefit for us. This is excessive strictness and is not permissible. One eats from the meat that is offered in the markets of the Muslims, the meat that is brought into the markets of the Muslims, praise be to Allah. But if he leaves it, may Allah reward him with good, he is being generous with us.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It has spread among some students of knowledge the saying that one should be scrupulous about eating the meat slaughtered by workers who come to us from other Islamic countries. This is because those countries are not free of polytheists and worshippers of graves, and this worker who slaughters may be one of them.
Answer:
If they leave the meat for us and forbid it for themselves, that is a benefit for us. This is excessive strictness and is not permissible. One eats from the meat that is offered in the markets of the Muslims, the meat that is brought into the markets of the Muslims, praise be to Allah. But if he leaves it, may Allah reward him with good, he is being generous with us.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما رأي فضيلتكم في تورع بعض طلبة العلم عن أكل ذبائح العمال الوافدين من بلدان إسلامية أخرى؟ — youtube.com
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