What is the ruling on the meat slaughtered by the People of the Book, namely the Jews and the Christians? And is the meat that comes from abroad lawful?
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The questioner: O Shaykh, for the sake of Allah, if you please; is it permissible for us to eat the meat that the People of the Book, the Jews and the Christians, slaughter, for example, the meat that comes from abroad?
The Shaykh: You mixed up Sha'ban with Ramadan, and we haven't even arrived yet!
The questioner: If you please, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You have not clarified.
The questioner: The Shaykh hasn't finished yet.
The Shaykh: I haven't finished, may Allah guide you.
If you say: the meat that the Jews and Christians slaughter, and then you say: the meat that comes to us from Europe, if we are certain that the Jews and Christians slaughter properly and do not kill by beating, then it is permissible based on the text of the Noble Qur'an. But if they do not slaughter and instead kill by beating, then if a Muslim did that, eating it would be forbidden; so what about the Jews and Christians? Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Good, if Allah wills?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: You mixed up Sha'ban with Ramadan, and we haven't even arrived yet!
The questioner: If you please, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You have not clarified.
The questioner: The Shaykh hasn't finished yet.
The Shaykh: I haven't finished, may Allah guide you.
If you say: the meat that the Jews and Christians slaughter, and then you say: the meat that comes to us from Europe, if we are certain that the Jews and Christians slaughter properly and do not kill by beating, then it is permissible based on the text of the Noble Qur'an. But if they do not slaughter and instead kill by beating, then if a Muslim did that, eating it would be forbidden; so what about the Jews and Christians? Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Good, if Allah wills?
The questioner: Yes.
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