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Bismillah:

This had me scratching my head in another thread


Is this the only passage in the Qu'ran that the method of butchering meat is based on, or is there more? Because reading that I see nothing about having to say "Allah" (or whatever it is you have to say) when killing an animal, it merely says that you can't eat it if someone has said a name other than Allah.


Based on that passage if a cow is butchered and someone says "I kill this animal for Ra" then you can't eat it, but if the butcher says nothing at all then you can.

in another place in the Qur’an Allah says:


<b>(Forbidden to you (for food)</b>
are: Al-Maytah (the dead animals), blood, the flesh of swine, and what has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, <b>and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns - and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal.</b>)[5:3],


Now, if you decided to eat in a Christian restaurant, you do not know exactly how animals were killed. They do not follow the proper method of slaughtering animals which makes their food harem for you. This is number one.


Number two, now regarding mentioning the name of Allah before slaughtering the animals, the Qur'an also makes it clear;


"Prohibited to you are dead meat, blood and flesh of swine, that which has had other than the name of Allah invoked upon it, that which has been killed by strangling or by violent blow, or falling, or by being butted to death by horns, or that which has been devoured by beasts of prey, except that which you have duly slaughtered while it was still alive. Also unlawful to you is that which is sacrificed to idols and divided by raffling with arrows, this is impiety. Today the unbelievers have despaired of your religion, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected for you your Religion and completed My Grace on your Religion. But whoever is compelled by hunger, and not inclining purposely to sin, then God is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful. They ask you what is permitted for them, say, "Permitted to you is all that is good and pure, and what the hunting animals catch and hold for you, which you have trained to hunt according to the knowledge God has given to you, so eat from what it catches and holds for you, <b>and you should invoke the name of Allah over it.</b>"
And fear Allah, surely God is swift at reckoning".Qur'an (5:3,4)


"<b>And eat not of that whereon Allah's name has not been mentioned, for it is abomination, the devils do inspire their minions to dispute with you. But if you obey them, indeed you would be polytheists"</b>.
Qur'an (6:121).


Also in one hadith our Prophet PBUH said:


narrated by Rafi' bin Khadij, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) told Muslims who wanted to slaughter some animals using reeds, “Use whatever causes blood to flow, <b>and eat the animals if the Name of Allah has been mentioned on slaughtering them</b>
...” (Bukhari).


Hope this clarify any doubt insha'Allah.


Salam


Wael.