What is the correct method for slaughtering birds? Is the neck cut completely or only part of it?
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The questioner : I am asking about the correct method of slaughter for birds: is the neck cut completely or only part of it?
The Shaykh : The important thing in slaughter is the flowing of the blood, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3178Sahih (Darussalam) If the blood flows by cutting the arteries, which are the two thick vessels surrounding the windpipe, then the slaughter is valid. With birds, a person cannot determine this due to the smallness of their necks and the inability to encompass them, so one is not free from doubt unless the neck is cut in one stroke. There is no harm in cutting the neck in one stroke, especially for this purpose, which is precaution. Yes.
The questioner : As for raising birds in cages, what is the ruling on that as well, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with raising birds in cages if one provides them with what they need of food and drink, heating them on cold days, and providing shade for them on hot days, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This indicates that if one confines an animal and does not neglect what it needs, there is no harm in that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : The important thing in slaughter is the flowing of the blood, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(Use) whatever causes the blood to flow, mention the Name of Allah and eat
ما أنهر الدم وذكِر اسم الله عليه فكلThe questioner : As for raising birds in cages, what is the ruling on that as well, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with raising birds in cages if one provides them with what they need of food and drink, heating them on cold days, and providing shade for them on hot days, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I entered the Fire and found a woman who had been punished for a cat which she had confined, neither feeding it when she confined it nor letting it go to eat from the vermin of the earth
دخلت النار امرأة في هرة حبستها لا هي أطعمتها حين حبستها ولا هي أرسلتها تأكل من خشاش الأرضThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.