Zabiha & Halal Meat Fiqh Issues –Pg. 1
Definitions:-
Muslim Country: A country in which the majority of population is Muslim.
Souq al- Muslimin: A market situated in an area where majority of population is Muslim.
Yakeen: 100% | Itminan: 90%-99% | Shak : 50% | Ehtemal: 10%-20%
Sahibe Yad: Owner of the restaurant or the manager under whose supervision meat is taken i.e. the person who will take the decisions regarding the meat for the restaurant.
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There are 3 methods with which it can be established whether meat is halal or not:
Ø 1) Yakeen (Certainty): If you have yakeen that meat is zabiha then no matter where the meat is coming from its jaiz for you to eat & if you have yakeen that the meat is not zabiha then no matter where it’s coming from it’s haram for you to eat.
Ø 2) Shak(doubt) whether Zabiha was done properly or not:
· 2A) Meat is coming from a Muslim country: It’s halal ,even if it’s sold by a non Muslim establishment.
· 2 B) Meat is coming from a non Muslim country:
o B i) You’re in a muslim country or in a Souq al-Muslimin
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Zabiha & Halal Meat Fiqh Issues- Pg. 2
· 2B) Meat is coming from a non Muslim country: &
o B ii) You’re in a non muslim country
· C) Do not know origin/where the meat is coming from:-
This will depend on the country you’re in ,while taking the meat. The conditions for a Muslim (Bi) as well as a non Muslim country(B ii )will apply as given above.
3) Shari Witness: In case two Aadil Momins give witness that the Meat is halal, it’s halal for you to eat.
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Notes :
1) Note does not deal with Najis / Paak but only Zabiha matters
2) If u r sure (yaqeen) that in a particular muslim majority country/souq al muslimeen, people eat haram meat; then this benefit is withdrawn
3)Disributed w/o responsibility based on lectures & Verification by Moulana Hashim Jafri in Muscat –May 08
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