Buying meat from a butcher shop that is not halaal certified
Question
In England, if there is a butcher shop that sells meat and the workers are Muslim and they say that the meat is Halaal, but it is not HMC certified, can you buy and eat the meat from this shop?
Answer
If the meat is not slaughtered by a Muslim according to the sharee method of slaughter, the meat will not be halaal. If you are not sure or you are in doubt regarding the meat, then refrain from purchasing from that butcher shop.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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