What is the ruling on imported meats and frozen chicken when the method of slaughter is unknown?
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It is permissible to eat meats imported from the lands of the People of the Book, unless there is evidence of their unlawfulness, based on the Almighty’s saying: (This day [all] good foods have been made lawful for you. And the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them) Al-Ma'idah/5. The fact that some slaughterhouses perform non-Shar'i (un-Islamic) slaughter does not render all imported meats unlawful, because the default is permissibility until proven otherwise.
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