Conditions for the Slaughtering of an Animal
Conditions for the Slaughtering of an Animal
There are five conditions for the slaughtering of an animal:
- The person who is slaughtering the animal must be a Muslim.
- An instrument made of iron must be used to slaughter the animal.
- At the time of slaughtering, the face, legs, feet and stomach of the animal must be facing Qiblah.
- At the time of slaughtering, the name of Allah must be said, and even if just “Bismillah” is said, this is sufficient.
- After the animal has been slaughtered, it should move around a bit so that one can be sure that it was alive (before being slaughtered).