Food, Halal & Slaughter · Subtopic
Zabiha & Slaughter
529 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Zabiha & Slaughter, part of Food, Halal & Slaughter. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Zabiha & Slaughter fatawa — page 5 of 14
- Mufti Online8 Dec 2018
Na-baaligh Muslim girl slaughtering a chicken without reading the dua
If a Muslim na-baaligh girl slaughters a chicken without reading the dua for slaughtering. Is the meat halal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2018
Eating meat slaughtered by Christians
I live in Canada, and I wanted to ask you if I could eat chicken/beef from places like Mcdonalds, Burger King, Wendys or any other restaurant as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Hiring a cold room
We find it is becoming common for people to hire cold rooms, refrigerated trucks or trailers for Eid. These equipments are hired out to anyone and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2018
Equal distribution of the qurbaani animal
Alhamdulillah my parents had slaughtered a cow for Eid which they included shares for myself, my daughter and my wife. I had told them that I would…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Carnivores animals
In the Quran 2:173 it says that Allah has "only" forbidden dead animals and pork etc. But it does not say anything about carnivores, which most…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Qurbaani slaughter facility selling skins to a tannery
I am assisting the general public in cutting and skinning the sheep as they do not have any facilities as well as many do not know how to make the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Oct 2018
Making qurbaani without wudhu
What status is it to make qurbaani with wudhu? Is it sunnat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2018
What should be done with the rope of a qurbaani animal?
1. A person purchased a qurbaani animal which had a rope on. What should be done with the rope after slaughtering the animal? 2. Is there any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2018
Performing one qurbaani for the whole family
1. Is one qurbani valid for whole family living under one roof? 2. I have heard that qurbani is wajib but I have seen many aalim's videos who say…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2018
Giving the value of a qurbaani animal to a poor widow instead of doing qurbaani
Can we give the money of a qurbaani animal to a poor needy widow instead of doing the qurbaani ourselves or do we the qurbani and then sell the meat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Sep 2018
Conveying the reward of one's waajib qurbaani to many people
1. When a person performs one’s personal obligatory qurbani, for example one sheep, and intend donating the reward to the Messenger of Allah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Sep 2018
Sending qurbaani overseas if one cannot afford it in the country he is residing in
If qurbaani is fardh on a person but he does not have enough wealth to make it over here but he will be able to send it to India. Should he carry…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Sep 2018
Qurbaani of a horse
In my country the price of goat, sheep, and cow is very expensive and it is very hard for us to buy a share in qurbani. I would like to know if we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Colouring and decorating one's sheep for qurbaani
My family has a “tradition” of colouring our sheep each year, usually with food colouring to make it look bright and colourful. Our intention is to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Conveying the reward of one's waajib qurbaani to a deceased person
Is it permissible to perform one’s personal obligatory Qurbani, and intend with it donating the reward to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Sep 2018
Letting the animal loose after slaughter
Nowadays it happens that during Qurbani, for excitement, one animal is let loose after cutting it, so that it runs around in this bleeding…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Is there more reward in doing qurbaani locally or abroad?
My husband is a student of deen and his parents help us for our living. I do teach and get a monthly salary alhmdulillah. From it I give 2/3 and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Purchasing another qurbaani animal if one's qurbaani animal died before the days of qurbaani
I purchased a goat for Qurbani, tonight it had been murdered by dogs. Now is it mandatory to purchase another goat ?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Having less than 7 shares in a cow for qurbaani
Can we share 3 or 6 in a cow for qurbani?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Sep 2018
How many shares are there in a bull?
How many shares in a bull?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2018
Slaughtering a sheep whose tail is cut
Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep whose tail is cut. They say it was cut due to medical reasons.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2018
Giving consent for qurbaani to be done on one's behalf
Every year, on the days of qurbaani, my father appoints another person to carry out the slaughtering of a cow on our behalf (we are 4 members as a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Jul 2018
Aqeeqah animal getting injured before slaughtering
I purchased a goat for the Aqiqa of my daughter. A few hours before slaughter, that goat jumped from a wall and on landing, the goat injured because…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2018
Doing Qurbaani for a person who passed away
Can we do Qurbani (sacrifice) for a person who passed away?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Jul 2018
Aqeeqah done by grandfather without the father's permission
Will an aqeeqah performed by a child's grandfather without prior knowledge of the father but only being informed later, be valid ?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 May 2018
Aqeeqah of few people in a cow
I want to do aqeeqa of my two sisters, two daughters, one son and wife .Can I do all aqeeqa in one big animal such as a cow, bull and what will be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Slaughtering an animal with one horn for qurbaani
Is it permissible to sacrifice an animal with one horn for udhiya?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Apr 2018
Questions on aqeeqah
1. When should we give the aqeeqa after a child is born? 2. Can we give it after a long period for some reason. 3. For whom should we give the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2018
Aqeeqah
Can I arrange the aaqiqah of my son with my brother's wedding (marriage)? I want to know about the hadith and law related to aqeeqah ?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Mar 2018
Slaughtering a jallaalah animal
How long should a chicken be kept closed before slaughter? I have heard that if the chicken eats filth, it should be tied for some while before…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Mar 2018
Halaal and haraam animals
Are the following animals Halaal to consume in the Hanafi Madhab: 1. Gerbil 2. Guinea Pig 3. Squiril 3. Peacock 4. Stork 5. Hadeda 6. Owl 7. Buffalo…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam18 Feb 2018
Is it wrong if I ask if the food of my host is Halal and can I consume meat slaughtered by the Ahlul Kitaab?
1- with reference to fatwa #35529, if I live in a locality where both machin-cut chickens and halal-cut chickens are found, and I am invited by…
Mizanur Rahman - Mufti Online6 Feb 2018
Making a vow in one's mind
I made a niyat of doing a sacrifice. If one of my problems is solved then I will sacrifice this thing in front of Allah. But I want to take that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2018
Hunting wild animals
If an animal was hunted according to the correct sharee method but not in conformity to the laws of the country, will the animal be halaal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2018
Who can consume aqeeqah meat?
Can the meat from aqeeqah be eaten by the parents and grandparents of the child?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jan 2018
Doing aqeeqah for one's family
1. I want to know that I have a son that is 11 months. I want to do my, my wifes and my sons aqiqah on the same day. Is it possible because I don't…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2017
Using leather products
I have a watch which has a genuine leather strap. My question is whether it is permissible to wear such watches because we are not aware of whether…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2017
Purchasing an animal to slaughter with haraam money
Can one perform zabiha of an animal that is purchased with illegal means, i.e. money earned from gambling, smuggling drugs, etc.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2017
Is it permissible to ask if the food is handcut or machine cut?
As Salaamu Alaykum, Where I live, we have halal machine cut chickens sold at all the Muslim butchers and served at majority of the Muslim…
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