The Ruling on the Slaughter of the People of the Book and Whether the Invocation of Allah is Required in It
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The Shaykh : ... Now you know that regarding the slaughter of the People of the Book, there are two narrations from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), the Imam of the People of the Sunnah, as to whether the invocation of Allah is required in it or not. Therefore, being strict about the slaughter of the People of the Book and objecting to it on the grounds that they did not invoke Allah—we say that even if they did not invoke Allah, the matter is not a matter of consensus. Rather, even if they did not slaughter by cutting the windpipe and the gullet, but they believed that this slaughtered animal is food, some scholars say there is no harm, due to the generality of His saying: [Al-Ma'idah 5:5] meaning whatever they have made food and believed to be food, however it was slaughtered, it is lawful. The intention behind this statement is that we should not be strict with people.
There are now people who are strict with their brothers, saying that even what is imported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from other countries is not permissible to eat, even if it is from countries of the People of the Book. They object on the grounds that "Allah knows best," meaning that up to now we have not reached a sound chain of narration that a carton was found with the label "slaughtered in the Islamic way," and it turned out to be fish. First, where is the evidence? And second, perhaps there are many companies that pack fish and pack slaughtered meat, and error is possible.
the food of those who were given the Scripture
وطعام الذين أوتوا الكتابThere are now people who are strict with their brothers, saying that even what is imported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from other countries is not permissible to eat, even if it is from countries of the People of the Book. They object on the grounds that "Allah knows best," meaning that up to now we have not reached a sound chain of narration that a carton was found with the label "slaughtered in the Islamic way," and it turned out to be fish. First, where is the evidence? And second, perhaps there are many companies that pack fish and pack slaughtered meat, and error is possible.