Eating Prey Killed by a Non-Muslim

31-3-2002 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it allowed to eat prey shot in game, by a non-Muslim (Christian)? If this non-Muslim (Christian) says "Allah Akbar" before shooting the prey, does it make it Halal?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

It is permitted to eat meat of animals slaughtered by non-Muslims under the following conditions:

1) The butcher must be a Christian or Jew.

2) He must mention Allah's Name while slaughtering; otherwise, it is forbidden especially in case of mentioning Christ's or Ezra's name, etc…

3) The animal must be slaughtered according to the Islamic Sharee’ah.

The correct method of slaughtering is as follows:

a) For cows, sheep, and birds: cutting the two jugular veins and the throat.

b) For camels: piercing the hole found at the upper part of chest at the beginning of the neck with a sharp tool.

c) Hunting the animal by a means that is considered as a way of slaughtering in the religion of the hunter (Jew or Christian) such as sending a trained hound/falcon, or by a special gun.

This opinion is supported by the Quranic verse:

Allah Says (what means): {This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them.} [Quran 5:5]

For more benefit on meat of animals slaughtered by the People of the Book, please refer to Fatawa 82323, 82065, 81234, 393961, 330952, 82899 and 84072.

Allah knows best.