The Halal method of slaughter is a sacrifice to Allah. Allah has complete Knowledge of what is and isn’t good for His creation. This helps to drain the maximum quantity of blood from the animal, which is a must for the meat to be hygienic for consumption. These laws apply to all the meat Muslims consume, whether it is the animal sacrifice of Eid Al-Adha, or simply meat that butchers sell for the purpose of eating. There’s also a stunning method that involves gassing birds to stun them. The very nature of Quranic teachings and hadiths is that the issues presented are incredibly subjective and open to individual interpretation. Thus, the prescribed method of slaughtering animals in Islam must be followed by all believers. $"�LXCPir{ �4QP�h��"�#���u���q�bf �@�p��z̾�L�i�9_�eaa�����x ��Y}e>��c0�������A�Ů�ɲӟ�ɝ��ʋ��b#���o ��Y���R>�Ll�bQT�U ҉� The purity of the meat depends on the thorough removal of blood. 2 0 obj
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“Meaning a slaughtered animal will not be lawful to consume (halal) if the name of Allah was intentionally not pronounced whether the slaughterer was a Muslim or from the people of the book (kitabi), because of the (clear) text of the Qur’an and the consensus (ijma) of all the scholars.” (See: Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Durr, 5/298-299) 2. Conclusion Islamic method of slaughtering is Hygienic and Humane and should be practiced by all The animal must be alive at the time of slaughter. The reason is that legality of such a slaughter is dependent on cutting the entire vessel or the major portion of the vessel. Halal is a term that defines the method of slaughtering animals for meat: it is required to hang the animal upside down for the process of bleeding dry. The thrashing movements of the animal also play a vital role in extracting maximum blood from its body. Meanwhile, in the case of modern slaughtering methods, which utilize stunning, the animals were unconscious soon after stunning. There are numerous ways in which people stun animals before slaughtering them. People have conducted credible studies to determine whether animals experience pain when butchers slaughter them, in the case of both Halal slaughter and slaughter according to modern techniques. This means that the blood flow to the nerves in the brain that deal with pain is disconnected. Furthermore, the heart continued to pound, and the body continued to thrash about due to a reflex action of the spinal cord. Just like all other Islamic laws, the Islamic ruling on animal slaughter comes from our All-Knowing Creator. are Halal only when the animal has been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic Law to make meat Halal, an animal or poultry has to be slaughtered in the Islamic way. The argument that halal slaughter is inhumane because animals are allowed to bleed to death is scientifically untrue. Unconsciousness is achieved within seconds and death occurs due to cerebral hypoxia not blood loss. As the Prophet (PBUH) said in a Hadith in Sahih Muslim, we should slaughter animals in an ideal way. The flawed premise of stunning is that the traditional Islamic way of slaughtering, and similar Jewish methods, cause great pain to the animal because it is not stunned before being slaughtered. Some notable mechanical stunning methods include the driving of a bolt into the skull of the animal to stun it. Conditions Of Halal Slaughter. Conclusion . Then, that sends an electronic current through the animal’s brain. Muslims cannot consume any animal that people do not slaughter according to Islam’s rules of slaughter. The Bible warns us about meats sacrificed to other gods. The electric current temporarily makes the animal unconscious. Butchers cut the vessels of the neck quickly. It ruled in favour of a regulation already imposed in the Flemish region of Belgium which, on animal rights grounds, bans the slaughter of livestock that have not been stunned. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 720 540] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
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Rüsselsheim, 22nd December 2020. There are also electric methods of stunning, such as head-only stunning. Unconsciousness is achieved within seconds and death occurs due to cerebral hypoxia not blood loss. The authors conclude that cultured meat is halal only if the culture is seeded with cells taken from a halal source, and by this they mean: Cells must be sourced from an animal that is lawful for human consumption under sharia (e.g. Then, they are bled, and the bleeding is what eventually results in their death. After the first six seconds, there was no pain recorded. These countries include Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and … The slaughter needs to be carried out by a Muslim or Ahlul Kitab. After they stun the animal, the next process is to cut off the blood supply to its brain. the vessels must be cut. 1. <>
An animal's throat is cut in one swift motion with a razor sharp knife. Only a Muslim or someone who is Ahlul Kitab (people of the Book), can carry out the task for the meat to be deemed halal. Their needs cannot be ignored.“ • In USA The rising acceptance of halal meat due to its scientific and hygienic slaughtering and processing methods is spicing up the US 600 billion global halal meat market impressively 40. ... Halal animals are slaughtered to express respects to them and to thank Allah for It's gifts in providing the animal as clean and healthy food. Start by reciting Allah’s (SWT) name. There are many conditions of Halal slaughter that you can read on their website, but here are the four main ones that are taken from the website: 1. Conclusion. The animal suffers intense pain when slaughtered according to modern methods. This method is common in the case of farm animals. Conclusion stream
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