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What is the ruling on eating the meat of a she-camel that was slaughtered, and the slaughterer mentioned at the time of slaughtering: "In the name of Allah, Allah is the greatest, O men of the land, O righteous ones"? And is there a sin incurred by throwing it away?

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It appears that the meat of this she-camel is permissible, with no objection to eating it, based on the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whatever causes the blood to flow and the Name of Allah is mentioned over it, then eat." The mere mention of righteous people does not affect the slaughter (dhaka) if its conditions are met, unless the intention is to dedicate the reward to them, in which case it would be reprehensible (makruh). This reprehensibility is lifted if there is doubt about the intention, because the default is the validity of a Muslim's slaughter, especially if they mention Allah’s Name and say Allahu Akbar at the time of slaughtering. Food is not discarded due to doubt. The mention of the cross or Christ does not affect the slaughter of the People of the Book, and it is permissible to eat what they have slaughtered while mentioning the name of the cross or Jesus, as long as it was not slaughtered for them.

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