Slaughter and Meat
389 questions
What is the ruling of Islam on eating poultry?
Do clothes become impure if a piece of meat falls on them, and it is unknown whether it was ritually slaughtered or not, taking into consideration: 1. That the seller is a Muslim and also sells Maggi chicken soup cubes imported from abroad (produced by Nestlé, which claims it is halal)? 2. Or that the seller's religion is completely unknown and there is no specific majority?
Is it permissible to forgo the wedding feast and the forbidden things that accompany it (such as intermingling, immodest display, and singing), and instead suffice with slaughtering animals and distributing their meat to relatives and the poor?
What is the ruling on eating horse meat?
Is it permissible to eat kangaroo meat?
How does one who owes the zakat of a single sheep discharge it? Is it permissible for him to slaughter it and distribute its meat to the poor, or should he give it unslaughtered to one or two poor individuals? And what is incumbent upon him regarding the manner of its discharge?
Is it permissible to fish for sport while consuming the catch?
Is it permissible to eat the food of Christians, taking into consideration that they have followed a distorted path, and that Allah has declared them disbelievers in the Quran? So, are they People of the Book, or disbelievers, or astray?
Is rabbit meat permissible to eat; is it forbidden or allowed?
What is the ruling on eating shark meat?
- Is naming over the slaughtered animal an obligation (fard)? - Is it permissible to eat from the sacrifices of the People of the Book if they slaughter them for God and offer the meat to churchgoers, similar to what common people do at the mawlids of saints, bearing in mind that mentioning other than God over the slaughtered animal renders it carrion? - What are the easiest forms of slaughtering, and is it done by cutting the windpipe, esophagus, and jugular veins from the front? - Is it permissible to slaughter using automatic slaughterhouses, and can God's name be recorded on a tape that is played throughout the period of automatic slaughter?
What is the ruling on a Muslim woman working as a childcare provider in a non-Islamic nursery in the West, where she is required to feed the children pork or non-halal meat, and what is the ruling on the money earned from this work?
Is it permissible to buy meat from the supermarket if it is difficult to ascertain the nature of the slaughter, and is this meat considered among the food of the People of the Book?
Is it permissible to eat all types of meat and poultry offered by the People of the Book in their countries, regardless of the method of slaughter, skinning, or cooking, with the exception of pork? And what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible to eat chicken provided by SriLankan Airlines based on the flight attendant's assurance that it is halal, knowing that the majority of people in Sri Lanka are Buddhists?
What is the ruling on eating hyena meat, and did the Prophet (peace be upon him) eat from it?
Is severing a chicken's neck with an axe in one blow considered a halal slaughter or killing?
What is the ruling on purchasing meat from supermarkets without knowing the religion of the slaughterer and the method of slaughter, and what is the ruling on dairy and cheese products that are suspected of containing pork derivatives, and is it obligatory to meticulously research the ingredients of everything we eat?
What should I do, as I vowed to slaughter an animal upon buying a car, but when I bought it, I became financially constrained and did not slaughter it?
What is the ruling on consuming meats and suspicious substances in Muslim countries, and is it obligatory to ascertain that the slaughter was performed by a Muslim who adheres to the Sunnah?
Is it permissible to eat lamb and chicken in Finland if no alternative is available, especially given that the meal will be a communal one at the university?
Is it permissible to eat rice cooked with meat from Druze slaughtered animals, while avoiding eating the meat itself?
Is it permissible to eat chicken from fast-food restaurants in America, and what is the ruling on eating chicken and meat at dinner invitations from Muslims when it is not known whether the animal was slaughtered according to Islamic law?
Is it true that Al-Maʿarri restricted himself to eating plants and forbade eating meat, citing the words of his contemporary Al-Ghazali: "And Abu Al-ʿAla Al-Maʿarri drew near to him when he called for the prohibition of slaughtering animals, making it a manifestation of piety and mercy, and said in his poem, the opening of which is: I have become sick in mind and faith, so meet me that you may know the news of true matters"?