Rulings regarding slaughter
If the slaughter of an animal is not acceptable will the slaughtered animal be pure?
No, it will not be pure.
Give an example of an unacceptable slaughter?
The slaughter of a murtad.
What is a murtad?
An apostate.
Can you eat an animal slaughtered by a murtad?
No, you cannot.
Is the animal slaughtered by a murtad considered pure?
No, it is impure because the slaughter is not accepted, and the animal falls under the ruling of a dead animal and not a slaughtered animal.
If you forget to say the basmalah while slaughtering an animal would the slaughter be acceptable or not?
No, it would not be acceptable.
Could you not eat the animal?
No, you could not as it would be haraam.
Would the animal be pure?
No, it would be impure.
If a muhrim at Hajj slaughtered a hunted animal would the animal be considered slaughtered?
No, the animal would not be considered slaughtered. It would be considered dead.
Would the animal be pure?
No, the animal would not be pure.
If a polytheist slaughtered an animal would the slaughter be acceptable?
No, it would not be acceptable.
Would the animal be pure?
No, it would be impure.
If a Muslim slaughtered an animal, the meat of which is haraam, would the slaughter be acceptable?
No, it would not be acceptable.
Would the animal be pure?
No. It would be impure.
Why are all these slaughters unacceptable?
Because Islamic legislation does not recognize them. They are unacceptable according to the laws of Islaam.
If a slaughter is unacceptable according to Islamic legislation then is the animal pure or impure?
She slaughter is not accepted, it is invalid.
That means the animal is not slaughtered. The animal is dead.
A dead animal is impure.
What about the slaughter of the People of the Book? Is that acceptable?
Yes. The slaughter of the Jews and Christians is acceptable.
Does that mean the slaughtered animal would be pure?
Yes, it would be pure because the slaughter is acceptable.
Is there is a difference of opinion about the slaughter of the People of the Book being acceptable?
No. The scholars have a consensus that the slaughter of a Jew or Christian is acceptable.