Maytah
Maytah is an animal that has died without being slaughtered according to Islamic law — through natural causes, an accident, or an invalid method. The Qur'an addresses consuming it alongside a small number of other prohibited categories. Certain exceptions, such as some sea creatures, are discussed in the sources.
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What is meant by the sinew (al-ʿaṣab) whose utilization has been forbidden, and does this include the other parts of the carrion (maytah)? How can we reconcile the prohibition of benefiting from the hide (ihāb) and the sinew (ʿaṣab) with the hadith: "Indeed, what is forbidden from carrion is its consumption (aklu-hā)"?
Al-Tirmidhi narrated the hadith: "Do not benefit from the carcass, neither from its hide nor from its sinew," and Al-Albani graded it as authentic. Scholars have generally agreed on the impurity of the carcass, but they…
What is the ruling on someone who hired a person to slaughter his sacrificial animal, and after it was done, it became clear that he was a Hindu, knowing that the Hindu pronounced the name of Allah but did not slaughter it himself, rather the disbeliever slaughtered it himself? And what is the difference between one who pronounces the name of Allah and a machine that slaughters?
The animal slaughtered by a Hindu is not sufficient as an udhiyah (sacrificial offering), because his slaughtered animal is maytah (carrion), which is unlawful. His slaughtering is no more than a voluntary hady…
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Everything that occurs in the universe happens by Allah's decree and destiny, and it is good for the believer. What you dislike may be good for you, and what you love may be evil, for human knowledge is limited. Be…
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