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It is Mustahab (preferable) that the person to whom the Qurbani animal
belongs slaughters it personally, provided he is able to slaughter (make
Zabah) properly.
If the owner is unable to slaughter, it is better to delegate the Zabah
to another Muslim who is acquainted with the requirements of proper
Islaamic Zabah.
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The animal that is going to be sacrificed should be fed and given
water. The knife that is going to be used should be sharpened
beforehand, but not in front of the animal. The animal should be laid on
it's left side with it's face pointing towards the Qibla and the person
slaughtering the animal should put their right foot on the animal and
quickly slaughter the animal using a sharp knife. Before slaughtering
the animal, this Dua should be prayed;
"Inni
Wajjahto Waj'hiya Lillazi Fataras Samaawaat'e Wal'arda Hanifaw Wamaa
Anaa Minal Mushrikeena, inna Salaati Wa Nusooki Wa Mah'Yaaya Wa Ma'maati
Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen. Laa Shareeka Lahu Wa Bizaalika Umirtu Wa Anaa
Minal Muslimeena Allahumma Laka Waminka Bismillahi Allahu Akbar"
As soon as you finish praying the Dua, start cutting with the knife and
say Bismillahi Allahu Akbar . If the Qurbani is from yourself then
after slaughtering pray this Dua;
"Allahumma
Taqabbal Minni Kamaa Taqabbalta Min Khaleelika Ibraheema Alaihis Salaam
Wa Habeebika Muhammadin Sallalaho Alaihi Wasallam"
When slaughtering cut all four veins (in the throat) or at least three
veins and so that the knife reaches the back of the throat and it should
not be cut more than that as it would cause unnecessary pain for the
animal. As soon as the animal goes cold then cut the feet and take off
the skin. If you have slaughtered the animal on behalf of someone then
at the point where you pray "Minni" pray "Min Falaa" (meaning their
name). If the animal is bought jointly and there are more than one
person involved in the partnership of the animal such as a cow, camel,
buffalo etc. then all their names should be said in place of 'Falaa'.
Those who are ignorant about the proper Islamic method that is carried out in the slaughtering of animals do not
hesitate in criticising Muslims and in regarding this Islamic method of
slaughter as primitive, barbaric and a cruelty to animals.
The aim of presenting this article is to inform the public that the
Islamic method of slaughtering an animal is most humane, painless and
better than the current methods of mechanical and electrical stunning of
animals that are normally done in abattoirs.( which is totally haram )
In order for large meat industries and commercial establishments to
provide a much higher production, they all favour the method of
mechanical and electrical stunning. They regard all other methods of
slaughter as cruel and even manage to get the support of Animal Rights
groups to oppose the Islamic method of slaughter. In the Islamic method
of slaughtering an animal, the animal is slaughtered by a sharp object
which is capable of making it bleed by severing blood vessels. The
slaughtering is to be done by cutting the throat of the animal or by
piercing the hollow of the throat, causing its death. The best way is to
cut the windpipe, the gullet, and the two jugular veins. The wisdom of
the Islamic rules of slaughtering is to take the animal's life in the
quickest and least painful way; the requirements of using a sharp
instrument and of cutting the throat relate to this end. No additional
stunner is necessary. This method also allows for the most rapid and
efficient bleeding of the animal. When the sharp knife enters the
tissues of the neck, its cuts open four big blood vessels in the region.
So much blood is lost so quickly that the animal becomes unconscious
and feels no pain.
When the animal convulses, one gets the impression that it is
undergoing pain and suffering. However, this is not the case. In the
Islamic manner of slaughtering, the spinal cord is not severed since the
nervous connection between the brain and the body is maintained so that
all the blood is squeezed out of the body. When convulsion takes place,
the wringing actions of the muscles of the body on the blood vessels
help to get rid of the maximum amount of blood from the meat tissue. In
fact, the occurrence of convulsions confirms that the animal is
unconscious. Thus, the animal also does not experience any pain. In view
of the above considerations, attempts to discredit the Islamic method
of slaughter are ill-conceived. Based on scientific evidence, it should
not be too difficult for individuals and groups to give up their
attempts to interfere with religious beliefs and religious laws in
general. The Islamic method of slaughter has stood the test of time and
of scientific enquiry and remains by far the best, the most efficient
and the safest.
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