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Is a Muslim woman allow to slaughter an animal even if a man is not there?

· 1 Shaʻban 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47471English

Question

Is a Muslim woman allow to slaughter an animal even if a man is not there?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible for a Muslim woman to slaughter an animal.[i]However, women should avoid being amongst ghair maḥram males at all times even during slaughtering an animal.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ibn Aḥsan

Student - Darul Iftaa

New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] Fatawa Darul Uloom Zakariyyah(Zam Zam) vol.6 page.429.

Ahsanul Fatawa(H.M Saeed) vol.7 page.408.

Answered by
Ibn Aḥsan
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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