The ruling on placing a chicken in a narrow container when slaughtering it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. You notice that those who slaughter chickens place the chicken in a narrow container when slaughtering it so that it stops moving. He says he does this so that the blood does not spread in the shop. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it dies because of being placed in the narrow space, it is carrion and forbidden. But if it does not die, and he slaughters it with a lawful slaughter, and he only places it in this location so that he can manage it, then it is lawful. However, this is forbidden from another aspect; the act itself is forbidden, specifically the act is forbidden, because it involves torturing the animal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, if you slaughterJami` at-Tirmidhi 1409Sahih (Darussalam), so he commits a sin if this involves torturing the animal or the bird. Yes.
The questioner:
The Shaykh’s issue is better than.
The Shaykh:
If it dies because of this place where he placed it, this is considered carrion. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. You notice that those who slaughter chickens place the chicken in a narrow container when slaughtering it so that it stops moving. He says he does this so that the blood does not spread in the shop. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it dies because of being placed in the narrow space, it is carrion and forbidden. But if it does not die, and he slaughters it with a lawful slaughter, and he only places it in this location so that he can manage it, then it is lawful. However, this is forbidden from another aspect; the act itself is forbidden, specifically the act is forbidden, because it involves torturing the animal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, if you slaughter
So when you kill, then do the killing well, and when you slaughter, then do the slaughtering well. Let one of you sharpen his blade, and let him comfort his animal (before slaughtering).
إذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة، وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحة، وليحد أحدكم شفرته وليرح ذبيحتهThe questioner:
The Shaykh’s issue is better than.
The Shaykh:
If it dies because of this place where he placed it, this is considered carrion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 64 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الأطعمة|باب الذكاة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:22)
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