Is it valid to slaughter chickens with a machine?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, once I called you. I am the imam of a mosque... and I told you about the issue of slaughtering chickens in the slaughterhouse. You told me to complete your journey, go, and ask everyone. I told you I asked one man, and he said he says the name of Allah at the first chicken only.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I told you that the one I asked, who slaughters in the slaughterhouse, says the name of Allah at the first chicken. So I told him, why didn't you ask the ones who slaughter? Go ask them. Go ask them and tell me what the answer is, so I can see what will be the case.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I went to the slaughterhouse early yesterday morning and asked them all. Of course, I was late in giving you the answer, but by the will of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : They all told me that not one of them says the name of Allah. The majority do not say it a second time, and some say it at the first chicken and the last chicken. So I said to them, don't you know that this is not permissible and is forbidden? They said, my brother, we have a doctor, a Shaykh, who is responsible for us, and he is the one who issued the ruling for us.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. What did he rule for them?
The questioner : That it is permissible for them to say the name of Allah at the first chicken and the last chicken only.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide him.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, what did I do? I went and stood right by the machines. I saw the speed of the machine that carries the chickens. When two are standing, one slaughters a chicken and leaves a chicken. The one who leaves it leaves it for the second one. So, a chicken, yes, and a chicken, no, he slaughters. I measured the speed of the machine, and I said, if I were standing on the machine slaughtering, I would be able to say the name of Allah for every chicken.
The Shaykh : So, is this possible?
The questioner : It is possible, yes. So I went to the doctor and sat with him.
The Shaykh : Good. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I said to him, my brother, you know, that time I came to buy from you, and when it came to be weighed for me, I remembered the issue of saying the name of Allah. I went and asked the young men, and they said that they say the name of Allah at the first chicken. The important thing is that I confirmed that they do not say the name of Allah. I confirmed the issue and asked scholars, and they said this is not permissible. Of course, it is clear that he is not from the people of the Book and the Sunnah. So I said to him, I asked...The Shaykh : Al-Albani. So he seemed stunned, as if he was afraid, like that. I said, Al-Albani? So I said, yes. Then he said, by Allah, my brother, professors came to us from the university, and they looked at the machine and the situation, and they said it is permissible.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : I said to him, listen, I said, not every professor in the university is a scholar.
The Shaykh: That is correct.
The questioner : I said to him, we had a student in the university, but the professors used to ask him and he would answer them. So the man was silent. Then he said, it is good that they say the name of Allah, my Shaykh, at the first chicken. Can you imagine yourself sitting in a day, saying the name of Allah for you five thousand times? Can you do that?
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : So I found that he was a rigid man, so I did not answer him. I mean, because of the intensity of his rigidity, I said to him, in any case, I, if Allah wills, if you want, we will do a small research on this issue. And if you would like to accept what you accept with a broad chest, I will bring it to you. Will you accept it with a broad chest? He said, I will accept it. I said to him, if Allah wills, I promise you that I will bring you this issue, as much as I can, and present it to you. Then he said to me, that is fine. But of course, I do not see conviction from him. But I see that if he does not want to implement it, it will be an argument against him on the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : And I wanted to convey my message to you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The questioner : And you likewise.
The Shaykh : And we thank your effort.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, once I called you. I am the imam of a mosque... and I told you about the issue of slaughtering chickens in the slaughterhouse. You told me to complete your journey, go, and ask everyone. I told you I asked one man, and he said he says the name of Allah at the first chicken only.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I told you that the one I asked, who slaughters in the slaughterhouse, says the name of Allah at the first chicken. So I told him, why didn't you ask the ones who slaughter? Go ask them. Go ask them and tell me what the answer is, so I can see what will be the case.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I went to the slaughterhouse early yesterday morning and asked them all. Of course, I was late in giving you the answer, but by the will of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : They all told me that not one of them says the name of Allah. The majority do not say it a second time, and some say it at the first chicken and the last chicken. So I said to them, don't you know that this is not permissible and is forbidden? They said, my brother, we have a doctor, a Shaykh, who is responsible for us, and he is the one who issued the ruling for us.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. What did he rule for them?
The questioner : That it is permissible for them to say the name of Allah at the first chicken and the last chicken only.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide him.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, what did I do? I went and stood right by the machines. I saw the speed of the machine that carries the chickens. When two are standing, one slaughters a chicken and leaves a chicken. The one who leaves it leaves it for the second one. So, a chicken, yes, and a chicken, no, he slaughters. I measured the speed of the machine, and I said, if I were standing on the machine slaughtering, I would be able to say the name of Allah for every chicken.
The Shaykh : So, is this possible?
The questioner : It is possible, yes. So I went to the doctor and sat with him.
The Shaykh : Good. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I said to him, my brother, you know, that time I came to buy from you, and when it came to be weighed for me, I remembered the issue of saying the name of Allah. I went and asked the young men, and they said that they say the name of Allah at the first chicken. The important thing is that I confirmed that they do not say the name of Allah. I confirmed the issue and asked scholars, and they said this is not permissible. Of course, it is clear that he is not from the people of the Book and the Sunnah. So I said to him, I asked...The Shaykh : Al-Albani. So he seemed stunned, as if he was afraid, like that. I said, Al-Albani? So I said, yes. Then he said, by Allah, my brother, professors came to us from the university, and they looked at the machine and the situation, and they said it is permissible.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : I said to him, listen, I said, not every professor in the university is a scholar.
The Shaykh: That is correct.
The questioner : I said to him, we had a student in the university, but the professors used to ask him and he would answer them. So the man was silent. Then he said, it is good that they say the name of Allah, my Shaykh, at the first chicken. Can you imagine yourself sitting in a day, saying the name of Allah for you five thousand times? Can you do that?
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : So I found that he was a rigid man, so I did not answer him. I mean, because of the intensity of his rigidity, I said to him, in any case, I, if Allah wills, if you want, we will do a small research on this issue. And if you would like to accept what you accept with a broad chest, I will bring it to you. Will you accept it with a broad chest? He said, I will accept it. I said to him, if Allah wills, I promise you that I will bring you this issue, as much as I can, and present it to you. Then he said to me, that is fine. But of course, I do not see conviction from him. But I see that if he does not want to implement it, it will be an argument against him on the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : And I wanted to convey my message to you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The questioner : And you likewise.
The Shaykh : And we thank your effort.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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