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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on eating meat imported from disbelieving countries?

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The Shaykh : The questioner says: You have detailed the issue of eating meat that has not been ritually slaughtered, but there may be confusion regarding the food of the People of the Book, since the verse says:
and the food of وَطَعَامُ
"" People of ""
is lawful for you الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
? So this ... the matter of detailing ... at that time ... he offers him food in these lands that contains meat; is it permissible for him to ask about the nature of the meat offered if there is a doubt about it not being ritually slaughtered in the country, or is it proper etiquette not to ask ... in a Muslim's home.
Answer: We apologize for not providing details due to the limited time, and the answer in brief is that I have also been brief in what came before; either you know that the slaughter of the People of the Book was slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, then eat it with pleasure and health, or if you know that it was killed by a method other than slaughter, and not ... .
Source www.al-albany.com

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