Ruling on breaking the head in the slaughter of livestock
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Question:
In reality, many of those who slaughter do not break the neck, but when they slaughter, the knife enters the spinal cord and cuts it without breaking it, and then the movement ceases...?
Answer:
The apparent view of all this is that one should leave this practice and that it is sufficient to cut the windpipe, the esophagus, and the two carotid arteries, and that is enough. One should not insert the knife [into the spine] or break the head. However, if one does it, it is valid. If one cuts the head in one stroke, it is valid, because the intended purpose has been achieved. But leaving it is more preferable, as is reported from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ibn 'Umar, and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib in a mursal report. Leaving it is more preferable, meaning the least of its rulings is that it is disliked.
In reality, many of those who slaughter do not break the neck, but when they slaughter, the knife enters the spinal cord and cuts it without breaking it, and then the movement ceases...?
Answer:
The apparent view of all this is that one should leave this practice and that it is sufficient to cut the windpipe, the esophagus, and the two carotid arteries, and that is enough. One should not insert the knife [into the spine] or break the head. However, if one does it, it is valid. If one cuts the head in one stroke, it is valid, because the intended purpose has been achieved. But leaving it is more preferable, as is reported from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ibn 'Umar, and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib in a mursal report. Leaving it is more preferable, meaning the least of its rulings is that it is disliked.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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