What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding frozen chicken? Is this chicken slaughtered according to Islamic law?
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The questioner : He says in his question: I hope you will inform me, may Allah reward you with good, about the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view regarding frozen chicken. Is this chicken slaughtered according to Islamic law? And is it lawful to eat this chicken? In addition, I work in a place that roasts and sells chicken, so is it permissible for me to work in this place if this chicken is slaughtered in a manner other than Islamic law? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The reality is that we know whether this chicken is slaughtered in the Islamic manner or not slaughtered in the Islamic manner just as this questioner knows, because we do not know. However, it is obligatory to investigate who slaughtered it? Is it a Muslim, a People of the Book, or someone else? If it is a Muslim, then his slaughter is lawful, and we are not required to ask: How did he slaughter it? Or did he mention the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal or not? Rather, it is not for us to ask, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by a group of people who said: "A group of people bring us meat, and we do not know whether they mentioned the name of Allah over it or not?" He said: And they were recent converts from disbelief. This indicates that it is not the right of a person to ask such a question. And based on this, we say: Who slaughtered this? If they say: A Muslim, or they say: It is a People of the Book, meaning a Jew or a Christian, then it is lawful, and do not ask.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : And as for if they say that it is not by a Muslim and not by a People of the Book, then this is not lawful. In any case, it is not lawful, because no one among people is their slaughter lawful except these three: the Muslim, the Jew, and the Christian. Yes.
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The Shaykh : The reality is that we know whether this chicken is slaughtered in the Islamic manner or not slaughtered in the Islamic manner just as this questioner knows, because we do not know. However, it is obligatory to investigate who slaughtered it? Is it a Muslim, a People of the Book, or someone else? If it is a Muslim, then his slaughter is lawful, and we are not required to ask: How did he slaughter it? Or did he mention the name of Allah over the slaughtered animal or not? Rather, it is not for us to ask, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by a group of people who said: "A group of people bring us meat, and we do not know whether they mentioned the name of Allah over it or not?" He said:
Mention the name of Allah and eat
سموا أنتم وكلواThe questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : And as for if they say that it is not by a Muslim and not by a People of the Book, then this is not lawful. In any case, it is not lawful, because no one among people is their slaughter lawful except these three: the Muslim, the Jew, and the Christian. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. We return to a long message sent by a listener of the program. The listener here actually did not mention his name, and he has a set of questions.
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