Fariq Naik – If the Slaughterer Forgets to Mention Allah’s Name, Is the Meat Halaal

Assalamu alaikum I'm Ali from Kenya, and I am a medical student

and I study in Medical College. If someone who slaughtering an animal

forgets to mention the name of Allah subhanaw taala is the Meet

Halal to eat? As far as mentioning the name of Allah subhanaw taala

before slaughtering an animal is concern.

Is it compulsory or no? The first opinion is the opinion of the

Hanafi, Maliki and humbly school of thought when they say that it

is compulsory to mention the name of Allah subhanaw taala before

slaughtering animals and based on the words of the Glorious Quran

from sutra Nam chapter number six, well attack Kuruman Malamute Chris

Mala Halle, and eat not on that which Allah's name has not been

mentioned. So based on this verse of the Glorious Quran, they see

that it is compulsory, to mention the name of Allah subhanaw taala.

Before slaughtering an animal, and when we are slaughtering an animal

it is mentioned that at least our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace

and blessings be upon him, that we should see Bismillah Allahu Akbar,

in the name of Allah as the greatest. So the first opinion is

that it is compulsory to recite, to mention the name of Allah

subhanaw taala when we are slaughtering an animal, but if a

person forgets, then there is no blame upon him based on the hadith

of our beloved Prophet Muhammad may peace and blessings be upon

him. When our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, said

ruffian Almighty rufiyaa an almighty and Hapa when they cry,

Master, critical ally, that forgetfulness has been lifted from

my ummah, and they're exempted when they forget, as well as if

they're forced to do something. So if a person genuinely he mentioned

the name of Allah subhanaw taala, when he's sacrificing, but

occasionally, he forgets the name of Allah subhanaw taala. Or maybe

once in a blue moon, he forgets the name of Allah to mention he

forgets to mention the name of Allah subhanaw taala when he's

starting the animal and he genuinely forgets, then inshallah

there is no blame upon him, and the meat but natural it is yet

halal. The second opinion is the opinion of the Shafi school of

thought and validation from Imam Ahmed in the humble when they see

the second opinion is that mentioning the name of Allah

subhanaw taala before slaughtering an animal, it is a sunnah and it's

not compulsory, and based on the same verse of the Glorious Quran

from Soto and chapter number six, will attack chromium Malamute,

curse Mullah Ali and eat not on that which Allah's name has not

been mentioned. So they say that this was specifically referring to

the deities, the sacrifice that was offered to the deities and to

the idols. So we know at the time of our beloved Prophet Muhammad,

peace and blessings be upon him during the Yamaha Helia the days

of ignorance, certain elements were sacrificed and offered to the

false deities to the gods to the islands. So this was specifically

referring to this meat, which is offered to the DTS and we should

not eat this meat. But if a person forgets to mention the name of

Allah subhanaw taala then inshallah there is no blame upon

him if he genuinely forget, and but natural the meat is Hello, but

whenever an individual is sacrificing an animal, he should

see to it that he takes the name of Allah subhanho wa taala. I hope

that answers your question.