What is the ruling on imported meat?
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The questioner : My teacher, what is the ruling on frozen meat, and where is the dividing line to know that this is halal or haram?
The Shaykh : We always say, and forever, either you know that it was slaughtered according to the Shari'ah method and by people whose slaughter is permissible, in which case it is halal; or you know the opposite, in which case it is haram; or you do not know either, in which case leave what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt.
The questioner : Shaykh al-Tuwajiri has a small booklet...
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Al-Tuwajiri.
The Shaykh : Al-Tuwajiri, yes.
The questioner : He says: "Even the slaughter of disbelievers, which we know was slaughtered by a disbeliever." What is the Shari'ah evidence for prohibiting it, when the Companions used to eat from it?
The Shaykh : What does he mean by disbeliever, the People of the Book or...?
The questioner : No, other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh : He means it like that?
The questioner : He means Bulgaria and Romania... meaning other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh : This is not credible, it is not credible for a Najdi to say this.
The questioner : The author of the responses, man.
The Shaykh : You mean al-Qatari?
The questioner : Al-Qatari, yes.
The Shaykh : What is this that you attributed to him?
The questioner : What is your opinion, O Shaykh, of this statement?
The Shaykh : It is a statement of arrogance. It is a statement of arrogance, and what is the evidence?[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] Is this sufficient as evidence?
The questioner : The food of those other than the People of the Book...
The Shaykh : Then the verses that prohibit eating what is dedicated to other than Allah, and what the name of Allah is not mentioned over, all of these include these slaughters.
The questioner : If the disbeliever slaughtered it and did not intend anything other than Allah, slaughtered it for himself, for example?
The Shaykh : But you must define your position, what do you mean by disbeliever?
The questioner : Other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible.
The questioner: It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Come, stand up for prayer.
The Shaykh : We always say, and forever, either you know that it was slaughtered according to the Shari'ah method and by people whose slaughter is permissible, in which case it is halal; or you know the opposite, in which case it is haram; or you do not know either, in which case leave what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt.
The questioner : Shaykh al-Tuwajiri has a small booklet...
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Al-Tuwajiri.
The Shaykh : Al-Tuwajiri, yes.
The questioner : He says: "Even the slaughter of disbelievers, which we know was slaughtered by a disbeliever." What is the Shari'ah evidence for prohibiting it, when the Companions used to eat from it?
The Shaykh : What does he mean by disbeliever, the People of the Book or...?
The questioner : No, other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh : He means it like that?
The questioner : He means Bulgaria and Romania... meaning other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh : This is not credible, it is not credible for a Najdi to say this.
The questioner : The author of the responses, man.
The Shaykh : You mean al-Qatari?
The questioner : Al-Qatari, yes.
The Shaykh : What is this that you attributed to him?
The questioner : What is your opinion, O Shaykh, of this statement?
The Shaykh : It is a statement of arrogance. It is a statement of arrogance, and what is the evidence?
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وطعام الذين أوتوا الكتاب حل لكمThe questioner : The food of those other than the People of the Book...
The Shaykh : Then the verses that prohibit eating what is dedicated to other than Allah, and what the name of Allah is not mentioned over, all of these include these slaughters.
The questioner : If the disbeliever slaughtered it and did not intend anything other than Allah, slaughtered it for himself, for example?
The Shaykh : But you must define your position, what do you mean by disbeliever?
The questioner : Other than the People of the Book.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible.
The questioner: It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Come, stand up for prayer.
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