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How many veins should be cut when slaughtering

· 22 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1441 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

How many veins of the sacrificial animal have to be cut in order for the animal to be halaal?

Answer

At the time of slaughter, the following four arteries or at least three should be cut (windpipe, food pipe and both jugular veins) together with taking the name of Allah Ta'ala at the time of slaughter.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(و) ذكاة (الاختيار) (ذبح بين الحلق واللبة) بالفتح: المنحر من الصدر (وعروقه الحلقوم) كله وسطه أو أعلاه أو أسفله: وهو مجرى النفس على الصحيح (والمريء) هو مجرى الطعام والشراب (والودجان) مجرى الدم (وحل) المذبوح (بقطع أي ثلاث منها) (الدر المختار 6/294)

(ومنها) التسمية حالة الذكاة عندنا (الفتاوى الهندية 5/285)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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