Q: What is the ruling on eating the meat of an animal that has been killed by a hammer blow in a slaughterhouse. It is worth mentioning that when the animal is given such a blow, it falls unconscious on the ground, then the slaughterer immediately says, upon slaughtering the animal, Allahu Akbar (In the Name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest). Provide us with your beneficial answer please. (Part No. 22; Page No. 487

A: If the animal cannot be slaughtered unless it is beaten on the head by a hammer, it will be permissible to do so. However, in order for the animal to be Halal (lawful) it has to be slaughtered whenever it falls on the ground and before it dies. If the animal dies before it is slaughtered, its meat will be Haram (prohibited) to be eaten as Allah (Exalted be He) states: 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 On the other hand, if it is possible to slaughter the animal without beating it with a hammer or any other tool, it will be impermissible to strike it because doing so subjects the animal to pain and suffering. In any case, if the animal is beaten and it is slaughtered after it falls to the ground prior to dying; it will be permissible to eat from its meat as mentioned above.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.