Q 2: I have heard some Hadiths that prohibit
slaughtering an animal that is dying from a harmful disease.
Is this true?
A:
There is nothing wrong with slaughtering an edible animal that is suffering from a disease and eating its meat as long as it is slaughtered according to Shari`ah (Islamic law). Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says:
Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maitah (the dead animals - cattle - beast not slaughtered), blood
to His Saying:
...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
Consequently, there is nothing wrong with eating its meat after slaughtering (Part No. 22; Page No. 385
There is nothing wrong with slaughtering an edible animal that is suffering from a disease and eating its meat as long as it is slaughtered according to Shari`ah (Islamic law). Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says:
Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maitah (the dead animals - cattle - beast not slaughtered), blood
to His Saying:
...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
Consequently, there is nothing wrong with eating its meat after slaughtering (Part No. 22; Page No. 385) provided that no harm is incurred from eating the meat.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.