Are machine slaughtered chickens permissible?
Question
IS MECHIEN SLAUGHTER CHICKEN WHILE 2 OR 3 MUSLIM PERSON SAYING ALLAH AKBAR WHILE ALL DONE BY MECHINE ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC WAY TO SLAUGHTER CHICKEN IN FRONT OF THESE PERSON IS OK TO EAT?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, it is compulsory to make the Zikr of Allah by saying “Bismillahi Allahu Akbar” or any other Zikr before slaughtering each and every chicken. If the slaughterer did not recite “Bismillah” before slaughtering any chicken, that chicken will be Haraam.
Kindly refer to the following link for more details on machine slaughter: http://darulfiqh.com/a-research-on-mechanical-slaughter/
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
- Answered by
- Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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