Q 1: Is it Haram (prohibited) or just Makruh (disliked) to eat Al-Natihah and Al-Mutraddiyah? What is meant by Al-Natihah? If an animal gores another but I manage to slaughter it before its death, will it be Halal (lawful) or Haram to eat it? If an animal is hit by a car but is slaughtered before it dies, will this be Halal or Haram? What is meant by Al-Mutraddiyah? Is it the skinny animal which is about to die? If I manage to slaughter it before it dies, will it be Halal or Haram to eat it? If a wild animal partly eats the animal, will it be Halal or Haram if I find it still alive, say Tasmiyah (saying, "Bismillah [In the Name of Allah]") and slaughter it?

A: Allah (Exalted be He) says, Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maitah (the dead animals - cattle - beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which Allâh’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering, (that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allâh, or has been slaughtered for idols) and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns, and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal, unless you are able to slaughter it (before its death) (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:3) Al-Munkhaniqah is the animal killed by strangling either by hand or rope or by placing its head into something narrow until it dies. Al-Mawqudhah is the animal killed because of a blow of a stick, a wooden or iron bar, or because of smashing something on it. Al-Mutraddiyah is the animal killed after falling from a mountain or a roof. Al-Natihah is the animal gored by another, causing its death. Akilat Al-Sab` is the animal which dies because of being partly eaten by a wild animal, such as a wolf, a lion, or a predatory bird. (Part No. 22; Page No. 505) It is not permissible to eat all these kinds of animals if they die because of one of the above-mentioned causes. However, if a person manages to slaughter them while they are still alive, it will be permissible to eat them because Allah (Exalted be He) says, ...unless you are able to slaughter it (before its death)