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Is it permissible to stun an animal before slaughtering?

· 5 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 2161English

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Is it permissible to stun an animal before slaughtering?

Answer

Due to many negative factors, for example, blood clotting, stunning without any reason is Makrooh (reprehensible). (Shaami vol.6 pg.296; HM Saeed)

If the animal is wild and uncontrollable, then only will one be excused for stunning the animal. The sacrifice will be valid only if the animal was alive at the time of slaughtering after the stunning.

From: Al Mahmood 13 Q & A from the Darul Ifta
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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