What is the ruling on the invocation (tasmiah) during slaughter in a language other than Arabic, and what is the ruling for one who forgets it and remembers it after cutting the windpipe?
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The questioner : And this other person asks: What is the ruling on the invocation (tasmiah) during slaughter in a language other than Arabic for non-Arabs, and likewise for Arabs, for example, if one says: meaning "In the name of Allah," is the invocation valid? And what is the ruling for one who forgets the invocation and remembers it after cutting the windpipe, then says: "In the name of Allah"?
The Shaykh : As for the first: If a person is not an Arab and invokes in his own language, there is no harm, for Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. But if an Arab is proficient in the invocation, it is not valid for him to invoke in a language other than Arabic. If he invokes in a language other than Arabic, it is like one who does not invoke, because the Arab is prohibited from mentioning Allah the Exalted in a language other than Arabic. Arabic is the language of the Qur'an and the Hadith and the knowledge of the Muslims, and it is the best of languages absolutely. The best language of the people of Adam, past and future, is the Arabic language. So he should not invoke in a language other than Arabic. As for one who forgets the invocation until he has cut the windpipe and the jugular veins, it does not benefit him if he invokes after that, because if he has cut the windpipe and the jugular veins, the animal has died and the time has ended. But if he begins the slaughter and invokes before the blood spurts out, there is no harm, meaning he invokes and completes the process, there is no harm. But after the blood spurts out and it is finished, the time has passed.
In the name of Allah
in the name of allahThe Shaykh : As for the first: If a person is not an Arab and invokes in his own language, there is no harm, for Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. But if an Arab is proficient in the invocation, it is not valid for him to invoke in a language other than Arabic. If he invokes in a language other than Arabic, it is like one who does not invoke, because the Arab is prohibited from mentioning Allah the Exalted in a language other than Arabic. Arabic is the language of the Qur'an and the Hadith and the knowledge of the Muslims, and it is the best of languages absolutely. The best language of the people of Adam, past and future, is the Arabic language. So he should not invoke in a language other than Arabic. As for one who forgets the invocation until he has cut the windpipe and the jugular veins, it does not benefit him if he invokes after that, because if he has cut the windpipe and the jugular veins, the animal has died and the time has ended. But if he begins the slaughter and invokes before the blood spurts out, there is no harm, meaning he invokes and completes the process, there is no harm. But after the blood spurts out and it is finished, the time has passed.