Immersing a slaughtered chicken in boiling water to remove its feathers
Question
What is the rule for immersing a slaughtered chicken in hot (or boiling) water to remove its feathers?
Answer
When it is immersed in hot water for such a period that the filth within its stomach permeates its flesh then such a chicken will be haraam to eat.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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