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Stunning cows, sheep and goats before slaughtering

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Q: Why Is it not permissible to stun cows, sheep and goats before slaughtering?

Bismillaah

A: Stunning is not in accordant to the sunnat.

( و ) كره كل تعذيب بلا فائدة الخ (الدر المختار مع رد المحتار 6/296)

وكل ذلك مكروه لأنه تعذيب الحيوان بلا ضرورة والحاصل أن كل ما فيه زيادة ألم لا يحتاج إليه في الذكاة مكروه كذا في الكافي (الفتاوى الهندية 5/288)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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