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Is it permissible to eat meat of an animal which was stunned before slaughtering?

Published as Eating the meat of an animal that was stunned before slaughtering

· 9 Rajab 1441 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to eat meat of an animal which was stunned before slaughtering?

Answer

If you are sure that the animal was alive at the time of slaughter then the meat of the animal is halaal.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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Is stunning before slaughter permissible?

“The animal should not be stunned. Stunning the animal before slaughtering it is against the sunnah. If the animal experiences alot of pain, then stunning the animal will be makrooh-e-tahreemi.”

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