Assalamualaikum,
If a person wants to slaughter a chicken, does the person have to make it’s face towards the qiblah or can the chicken be slaughtered no matter what direction it is facing?
الجواب وباللہ التوفیق
It is from amongst the Sunnats of slaughtering to face the chicken towards Qiblah while slaughtering. One should be particular about it. However, if it is slaughtered facing any other direction then the Shara’i Zabihah would still be done though doing it without any excuse would be Makrooh.
( و ) كره ( ترك التوجه إلى القبلة ) لمخالفته السنة .(رد المحتار: كتاب الذبائح)ف ۔( وَمِنْهَا ) أَنْ يَكُونَ الذَّابِحُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَالذَّبِيحَةُ مُوَجَّهَةً إلَى الْقِبْلَةِ لِمَا رَوَيْنَا وَلِمَا رُوِيَ أَنَّ الصَّحَابَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ كَانُوا إذَا ذَبَحُوا اسْتَقْبَلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ فَإِنَّهُ رُوِيَ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : كَانُوا يَسْتَحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلُوا بِالذَّبِيحَةِ الْقِبْلَةَ ،(بدائع الصنائع: بَيَانُ شَرْطِ حِلِّ الْأَكْلِ فِي الْحَيَوَانِ الْمَأْكُولِ)
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