Is it permissible to eat the slaughter of the People of the Book today?
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The questioner : As for the People of the Book today, are they qualified to perform slaughter? Do they possess that qualification now? We hear a lot, and some of us see things among the People of the Book that give rise to doubt, such as eating cats and eating these things?
The Shaykh : These are sins committed by a Muslim; if he eats a cat, he does not leave Islam.
The questioner : I mean, they have reached a state of open sinfulness... one thinks...
The Shaykh : Allah Mighty and Majestic says in Surat al-Ma'idah, which contains[Al-Ma'idah 5:5], He says [Al-Ma'idah 5:73] [Al-Ma'idah 5:17], yes.
The Shaykh : These are sins committed by a Muslim; if he eats a cat, he does not leave Islam.
The questioner : I mean, they have reached a state of open sinfulness... one thinks...
The Shaykh : Allah Mighty and Majestic says in Surat al-Ma'idah, which contains