The ruling on breaking the neck of a beast after slaughter and before its death
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Our brother asks and says: What is the ruling on one who slaughters and severs the spinal cord of the neck bone before the beast dies? And does the slaughtering of camels occur from the lower part of the neck while it is in a standing position?
Answer: It is obligatory that one performs the Islamic slaughter and then leaves the slaughtered animal alone, not severing its spinal cord or breaking its neck, for the slaughter is sufficient. When the windpipe, the esophagus, and the two carotid arteries are cut, this is the complete slaughter. It is not permissible, rather it is disliked for him to sever its spinal cord, as there is no need for this; it is a type of torture without need. The known method of slaughtering camels (iqr) is that one slaughters the beast from the side of its legs or arms; this is iqr. It was a practice of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance to perform iqr at graves, and iqr was performed for the great ones as an honor and exaltation for them. Islam forbade it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3222Sahih (Al-Albani). As for slaughtering in the throat, this is called iqr, it is called slaughter, and it is called nahr. For camels it is called nahr, and for sheep and cattle it is called slaughter. There is no dispute in calling it slaughter for camels and nahr for cattle; there is no dispute. However, it is not called iqr. Iqr is when one slaughters it in its legs. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: It is obligatory that one performs the Islamic slaughter and then leaves the slaughtered animal alone, not severing its spinal cord or breaking its neck, for the slaughter is sufficient. When the windpipe, the esophagus, and the two carotid arteries are cut, this is the complete slaughter. It is not permissible, rather it is disliked for him to sever its spinal cord, as there is no need for this; it is a type of torture without need. The known method of slaughtering camels (iqr) is that one slaughters the beast from the side of its legs or arms; this is iqr. It was a practice of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance to perform iqr at graves, and iqr was performed for the great ones as an honor and exaltation for them. Islam forbade it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no slaughtering (at the grave) in Islam
لا عقر في الإسلامThe presenter: May Allah reward you.
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