What is the ruling on eating an animal slaughtered in Holland if it does not die within 40 seconds and is then stunned after slaughter?
If an animal is slaughtered at the site of slaughter, and the slaughterer is a Muslim or a person of the Book, and the name of Allah is mentioned, and the blood is shed, then the slaughtered animal is lawful. Its stunning after that does not matter, due to the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whatever sheds blood and Allah's name is mentioned upon it, eat it." What occurs after the slaughter does not affect its lawfulness, because the movement of the slaughtered animal does not indicate a stable life.
As for cutting off a limb after slaughter and before the soul departs, it appears to be permissible, although it is disliked to hasten cutting off anything from it. Stunning the animal after slaughter is forbidden as it causes harm and torture to it, even though it does not affect the lawfulness of the slaughtered animal.
The most complete way of slaughtering is to cut the trachea, esophagus, and both jugular veins. Cutting three out of the four is sufficient.
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