The ruling on eating from the slaughter of an atheist.
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The Shaykh : As for if he is an atheist, his slaughter is not to be eaten. So now you have summarized the topic, and this helps in clarifying. You say, are they here slaughtering, meaning in Saudi Arabia, in Jeddah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear that these people are atheists and that they do not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? My question is not a test question, but rather I am saying that they are undoubtedly one of two groups: either they are Turks who are Muslims, regardless of their righteousness or corruption, or they are atheists. If it is the former, their slaughter is lawful; if it is the latter, their slaughter is forbidden. So, do we know that they are of the second category, meaning that they are atheists, so that we can be certain that their slaughter is not to be eaten? If we know that, the answer is that their slaughter is not permissible. If we do not know, we remain on the original presumption. This concludes my answer.
The questioner : And if we are scrupulous and do not eat?
The Shaykh : The door of scrupulousness is a wide door, so we say at that time:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam) This is a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not scrupulousness for us to say about these people, without knowledge, that they are atheists. Why? Because they are Turks. This is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear that these people are atheists and that they do not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? My question is not a test question, but rather I am saying that they are undoubtedly one of two groups: either they are Turks who are Muslims, regardless of their righteousness or corruption, or they are atheists. If it is the former, their slaughter is lawful; if it is the latter, their slaughter is forbidden. So, do we know that they are of the second category, meaning that they are atheists, so that we can be certain that their slaughter is not to be eaten? If we know that, the answer is that their slaughter is not permissible. If we do not know, we remain on the original presumption. This concludes my answer.
The questioner : And if we are scrupulous and do not eat?
The Shaykh : The door of scrupulousness is a wide door, so we say at that time: