If a person slaughters an animal facing a direction other than the qiblah intentionally, is its meat permissible to eat? And what is the ruling on the slaughter of a woman and a child?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : If a person slaughters an animal facing a direction other than the qiblah intentionally, is the slaughtered animal permissible to eat? And what is the ruling on the slaughter of a woman and a child?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not a condition for the permissibility of the slaughtered animal that one faces the qiblah at the time of slaughter. So if he slaughters it facing a direction other than the qiblah, it is halal, whether he did so intentionally or out of ignorance. The slaughter of a woman is halal if she mentions the name of Allah over it, just as the slaughter of a man is halal if he mentions the name of Allah over it. The slaughter of a child: if he is of the age of discernment and understands, then his slaughter is halal if he mentions the name of Allah over it. If he is below the age of discernment and does not know or understand, then his slaughter is haram, like the slaughter of a madman. Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes. It is not a condition for the permissibility of the slaughtered animal that one faces the qiblah at the time of slaughter. So if he slaughters it facing a direction other than the qiblah, it is halal, whether he did so intentionally or out of ignorance. The slaughter of a woman is halal if she mentions the name of Allah over it, just as the slaughter of a man is halal if he mentions the name of Allah over it. The slaughter of a child: if he is of the age of discernment and understands, then his slaughter is halal if he mentions the name of Allah over it. If he is below the age of discernment and does not know or understand, then his slaughter is haram, like the slaughter of a madman. Yes.
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