Rabu, 10 Jun 2009

HALAL ANIMALS SLAUGHTERING IN ISLAM

The method of slaughtering in Islam is based on guidelines found in the Al-Quran and the Sunnah according to the Islamic Law (Syariah).

1. Place of slaughtering
Place of the animal slaughtering is fully restricted to only Halal animals under the Islamic law (such as cow, cattle, sheep, lamb, goat, deer, rabbit, poultry) this is to ensure the Slaughtered Halal animal not being contaminated with blood and feces of Haram animals.

2. Animals to be slaughtered
a. All animals to be slaughtered must Halal for consumption under the Islamic law such as cow, cattle, sheep, lamb, goat, deer, rabbit, poultry.
b. All animals to be slaughtered must alive or still alive (hayat mustaqirrah) during the slaughtering of the animal.

3. Slaughterer
a. Slaughtering must be performed manually by a mature Muslim who fully understands the fundamentals and conditions relating to slaughtering according to the Islamic Law.
a. Not in ihram (ihram is one of rukun hajj)

4. Slaughtering lines, device and slaughtering facilities
a. Slaughtering lines, device and slaughtering facilities are exceptional for Halal slaughtering.
b. Knife is sharpen

Abu Ya` la Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

نَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذِّبْحَةَ، وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ، وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ"

.رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

"Verily, Allah has enjoined excellence (ihsan) with regard to everything. So, when you kill, kill in a good way; when you slaughter, slaughter in a good way; so everyone of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die comfortably.” Narrated by Muslim


c. Bone, tooth and nail are not allowed to be used as slaughtering device.

5. Procedure
a. Mechanically slaughtering of Halal animals is prohibited.
b. The purpose of slaughtering is solely for Allah.
c. The knife is placed under halqum (Adam’s apple) of slaugtering animal

d. At the time of slaughtering the name of Allah must be invoked by saying
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim ("In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate."). A knife must be penetrated the throat of the animal.

e. The trachea (halqum), food-tract (esophagus) and jugular vein and carotid veins should be cut. The slaughtering is preferably in one stroke. However, several strokes are allowed as long as the knife is not raise from the animal slaughtered.

f. The blood of the slaughtered animal must be drained as completely as possible. For avian such as poultry and duck, the animal must be ensured dead due to slaughtering before soaking. While, stunning is allowed to unconscious the animal for a while and the device must not penetrate and break the neck of the slaughtering animals. The stunning device is also not caused the brain injury and physically defects to the slaughtering animal.

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