The Ruling on Imported Meats
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His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the ruling on what some people do in being cautious about not eating imported meat?
If the doubt is strong in his mind, there is nothing wrong with it, and this falls under the category of scrupulousness. However, if it is merely a baseless suspicion, as is the reality, then he is mistaken; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked by a group of people who said: (O Messenger of Allah! A group of people brings us meat, and we do not know whether they mentioned the name of Allah over it or not?So he said: Say the name yourselves and eat it) Aisha, the narrator of the hadith, said: [And they were recent converts from disbelief] Being recent converts from disbelief means they were ignorant of many of the rulings of Islam,And with that, he said: You mention the name of Allah and eat it,As if he is saying: It is not required of you to ask about the actions of others. Ask about your own actions. The action of others is the slaughter, and that is already done. Your action is the eating, so say the name. The common practice, especially in Saudi Arabia, is that people refrain based on a baseless suspicion rather than reality. Because what we heard in the session of the Council of Senior Scholars from the Minister of Commerce and those involved in this matter is that nothing is sent to Saudi Arabia except meat that has been slaughtered in the Islamic manner, with the name of Allah mentioned, and with all the conditions met. As for the rumor that they found boxes labeled "slaughtered in the Islamic manner" but containing fish, I do not know if that is true. If it is true, perhaps the people packing it there do not know the Arabic language, and they had fish and chicken, so they put this in that and that in this.
If the doubt is strong in his mind, there is nothing wrong with it, and this falls under the category of scrupulousness. However, if it is merely a baseless suspicion, as is the reality, then he is mistaken; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked by a group of people who said: (O Messenger of Allah! A group of people brings us meat, and we do not know whether they mentioned the name of Allah over it or not?So he said: Say the name yourselves and eat it) Aisha, the narrator of the hadith, said: [And they were recent converts from disbelief] Being recent converts from disbelief means they were ignorant of many of the rulings of Islam,And with that, he said: You mention the name of Allah and eat it,As if he is saying: It is not required of you to ask about the actions of others. Ask about your own actions. The action of others is the slaughter, and that is already done. Your action is the eating, so say the name. The common practice, especially in Saudi Arabia, is that people refrain based on a baseless suspicion rather than reality. Because what we heard in the session of the Council of Senior Scholars from the Minister of Commerce and those involved in this matter is that nothing is sent to Saudi Arabia except meat that has been slaughtered in the Islamic manner, with the name of Allah mentioned, and with all the conditions met. As for the rumor that they found boxes labeled "slaughtered in the Islamic manner" but containing fish, I do not know if that is true. If it is true, perhaps the people packing it there do not know the Arabic language, and they had fish and chicken, so they put this in that and that in this.