What is the ruling on eating the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book that were not slaughtered in the Islamic manner?
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The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : Another question, Your Eminence.The Shaykh : Regarding the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book, is it permissible to eat their meat, given that they do not slaughter; rather, they stab the neck?
The Shaykh : So you have contradicted yourself in your question: Are the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book permissible, given that they do not slaughter!
The questioner : I mean, they consider the slaughter; their method of slaughter is done by stabbing the neck.
The Shaykh : You did not understand me. I want you to be precise in your speech.
The questioner : Correct, correct.
The Shaykh : I said: Are the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book permissible, given that they do not slaughter them? So then, they are not slaughtered animals.
The questioner : The question was not posed in the correct form, meaning we did not intend that.
The Shaykh : I understood what I intended; but did you understand what I intended?
The questioner : Yes, I understood. Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you with good, and the answer is: it is not permissible.
The questioner : And the answer is: it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : Good, we have two questions remaining:
The questioner : Another question, Your Eminence.The Shaykh : Regarding the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book, is it permissible to eat their meat, given that they do not slaughter; rather, they stab the neck?
The Shaykh : So you have contradicted yourself in your question: Are the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book permissible, given that they do not slaughter!
The questioner : I mean, they consider the slaughter; their method of slaughter is done by stabbing the neck.
The Shaykh : You did not understand me. I want you to be precise in your speech.
The questioner : Correct, correct.
The Shaykh : I said: Are the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book permissible, given that they do not slaughter them? So then, they are not slaughtered animals.
The questioner : The question was not posed in the correct form, meaning we did not intend that.
The Shaykh : I understood what I intended; but did you understand what I intended?
The questioner : Yes, I understood. Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you with good, and the answer is: it is not permissible.
The questioner : And the answer is: it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : Good, we have two questions remaining:
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