Is it permissible to buy and sell poultry slaughtered in Ukraine, which is stunned before slaughter but shows signs of life such as profuse bleeding upon slaughter, and is it permissible to deal with the Jewish owner of the farm in this case?
Before answering the question, we would first like to clarify that an electric knife is permissible for slaughter (dhakāt) only if the one operating it is a Muslim, or a Jew or Christian (People of the Book), and provided that the remaining conditions for valid Sharīʿah slaughter are met. What the veterinarian told you—that among the signs of life in an animal after stunning are movement or strong blood flow, and thus slaughter benefits it—is correct information. Jews are People of the Book, and their slaughter is religiously acceptable if they perform it according to the Islamic method. Chicken meat imported from America or other non-Muslim countries may be eaten if it is highly probable that it was slaughtered according to the Sharīʿah method; otherwise, it is not permissible.
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