Slaughter and Meat
410 questions
Is the husband sinful for criticizing the fatwa and the Sheikh, and for insisting on eating frozen poultry, and is the wife sinful for informing him of the fatwa?
What is the ruling on eating raw kibbeh made of bulgur and raw meat?
What is the ruling on eating horse meat and drinking their milk for medicinal purposes?
What is the ruling on consuming soup that was later discovered to have been cooked with pork, after the questioner was informed that it contained no pork, this being out of necessity while searching for halal food in a country where most of the meat is pork?
Is it permissible to eat the meat slaughtered by people in Japan who are not People of the Book, but who slaughter for consumption and not for idols? And is it permissible to eat meat imported from Australia or America (People of the Book), despite the availability of halal meat which requires effort to obtain?
Is it permissible to buy meat imported from New Zealand labeled "Halal slaughtered," knowing that it is sold at double the price and is the same meat available at a lower price in other markets, and is it considered halal?
Is it permissible to eat meat not slaughtered according to Islamic law when visiting relatives, especially given the embarrassment of abstaining?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of an animal slaughtered by a Muslim according to Islamic rites, but which was bought by a Buddhist to be slaughtered for a belief that contradicts our religion?
Is there an explicit verse that prohibits eating unslaughtered meat? And is it permissible to eat unslaughtered meat when a person cannot find what they desire of food?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of a calf slaughtered with a knife that was not washed after being used to slaughter a pig, or to buy halal meats that have been mixed with pork, based on the premise that Allah Almighty has made the food of the People of the Book lawful?
Is it permissible to slaughter a cow with the intention of ʾUḍḥiyah and feed its meat to the guests of a wedding party, knowing that the guests offer monetary gifts to the host of the party?
What is the ruling on eating meat presented as a gift on the occasion of a country's national holiday, knowing that it is not intended to glorify that holiday, and what is the ruling on eating it if the intention is to glorify the holiday?
Is it permissible to sell the hides, heads, and intestines of sheep while they are still alive, after agreeing upon their price while they are still alive?
Is eating a sheep's tail fat (fatty tail) permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling regarding Sheikh Abd al-Hamid al-Atrash's fatwa permitting the consumption of animal and insect meat—including cats, dogs, monkeys, rats, flies, and butterflies—based on verse 145 from Surat al-An'am, "Say, 'I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to an eater who eats it, except it be carrion, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine—for that is an abomination—or a transgression that was hallowed to other than God.' But whoever is driven by necessity, neither craving nor transgressing, then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving, Merciful," and based on what was narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, "He never criticized any food; if he desired it, he ate it, otherwise, he left it"? And what is the ruling regarding his permissibility of eating human flesh in cases of extreme necessity to avoid perishing, relying on the verse prohibiting carrion, blood, and pork in Surat al-Ma'idah, specifically the part, "But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin—then indeed, God is Forgiving, Merciful"?
Is it permissible to eat the head of a camel, and is it buried and not sold, and what is the reason for that?
Is it sufficient for the meat to be lawful (halal) that the butcher shops in foreign countries are owned by Arabs and have "halal meat" written on them, or does Abu Darda's saying apply to them: "Eat, for ease is for you and the burden is upon them"?
Are the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book in America lawful, taking into consideration their method of slaughter and what is rumored about it?
Is it permissible to smuggle halal meat from Sweden to Norway to meet the needs of the Muslim community there, knowing the doubts about the halal status of the available meat, its scarcity and high price, and that opportunities for halal work are few in Europe?
What is the ruling on the wages received by employees working in a company that imports meat, after they discovered that the slaughter is carried out in an un-Islamic manner (by shooting the animal in the head with an air gun), even though the meat has obtained an Islamic slaughter certificate?
Is it permissible to euthanize animals if they are old or sick?
Did the Maliki school (Imam Ibn al-Arabi) or any of the scholars permit the consumption of meat slaughtered by the People of the Book, regardless of the method of slaughter (e.g., like carrion), and do you favor the permissibility of the People of the Book's slaughtered meat in the United States based on a study indicating that their slaughter methods are better than those in Europe?
Should I leave my job at a restaurant that uses imported meats whose source I do not know, especially since this job provides sufficient income for me and my family, and I will not find another job with the same income?
What is the ruling on eating frog, cat, and snake meat?