Glorifying Allah while mentioning His Name upon slaughtering an animal
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The person must mention the Name of Allah when slaughtering an animal and remember Allah (Exalted be He), as authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him). Whoever forbids an animal upon which Allah's Name is mentioned upon slaughtering is thus contradicting the Qur'an, and opposing the view of the majority of Muslim scholars, and taking the side of the disbeliever. (Part No. 22; Page No. 492) This is because of Allah's saying,
So eat of that (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has been pronounced (while slaughtering the animal)
Allah (Glorified be He) forbade eating from the meat of a slaughtered animal upon which Allah's Name is not mentioned when being slaughtered:
Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allâh).
It is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said:
"Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animals, then he is a Muslim who has the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have.
Related by
Al-Bukhari in Sahih Al-Bukhari.
Al-Hafizh Ibn Rajab said in his commentary on this Hadith (quoted from Fath Al-Bari): "His mentioning eating of the Muslims' slaughtered animal indicates that the apparent aspects of Islam have to be followed, most important of which are eating from the Muslims' sacrifices and slaughtering like them. Whoever refuses to do this, is not a Muslim. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to test the new converts who did not eat from the Muslims' sacrifices (Part No. 22; Page No. 493) by inviting them to eat from what they used to avoid to make sure they are true Muslims."
At the time of slaughtering, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say, "In the name of Allah; Allah is the Greatest."
So we have to follow in his footsteps.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.