What is the ruling on the meats we eat in Western countries that are slaughtered in a manner other than our Shari'ah? Do we consider them to be from the People of the Book who follow a heavenly religion?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on the meats we eat in Western countries that are slaughtered in a manner other than our Shari'ah? Do we consider them to be from the People of the Book who follow a heavenly religion, or not?
The Shaykh : The apparent state of their affairs is that they are from the People of the Book, because they claim affiliation either to the religion of Jesus (peace be upon him) or to the religion of Moses (peace be upon him). So, based on their outward appearance, they are upon their religion, and what they slaughter is lawful, but on the condition that we do not know that they slaughter it in a manner other than the Islamic method, meaning that they slaughter it by stunning it until it dies without proper slaughter. This is not permissible, whether it is done by a Muslim or by a person from the People of the Book, because the flow of blood is necessary in slaughter, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 3178Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : This message came from a listener named Yahya Muhammad 'Atiyyah from the Iraqi Republic, in the Qayyarah area. In fact, this message contained several questions, and we cannot address them all in one episode, because it would take more than one episode if we dedicated it to them, as it contained six or twenty-six questions. But let us take in this episode what is feasible.
The Shaykh : The apparent state of their affairs is that they are from the People of the Book, because they claim affiliation either to the religion of Jesus (peace be upon him) or to the religion of Moses (peace be upon him). So, based on their outward appearance, they are upon their religion, and what they slaughter is lawful, but on the condition that we do not know that they slaughter it in a manner other than the Islamic method, meaning that they slaughter it by stunning it until it dies without proper slaughter. This is not permissible, whether it is done by a Muslim or by a person from the People of the Book, because the flow of blood is necessary in slaughter, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
(Use) whatever causes the blood to flow, mention the Name of Allah and eat
ما أنهر الدم وذكِر اسم الله عليه فكلThe questioner : This message came from a listener named Yahya Muhammad 'Atiyyah from the Iraqi Republic, in the Qayyarah area. In fact, this message contained several questions, and we cannot address them all in one episode, because it would take more than one episode if we dedicated it to them, as it contained six or twenty-six questions. But let us take in this episode what is feasible.