Slaughtering camels is unique...

Slaughtering camels is unique, in that you should let the tool of slaughtering, be it a knife or a spear pierce the upper part of the chest, of the animal, where it meets the neck. Now that you know how to slaughter animals, you should get to know the conditions that should be fulfilled to ensure that the meat of the slaughtered animal is halal to consume. These are: 1.

The person who carries out the killing must be Muslim, irrespective whether it is a man, a woman, or a boy capable of rational action. The meat of an animal slaughtered by the unbeliever [and even the people of the book, although they might utter the basmallah] is not halal. 2. The tool with which the slaughtering is carried out should be made of iron.

If this is not available, you can use any other tool made of any other metal, glass, or sharpened stone that is capable of cutting the four tracts. * What about knives made of stainless steel? - They contain traces of chrome that makes it rather problematic to use in slaughtering animals. 3. The animal intended for the slaughter should be set to face the direction of qiblah at the time of slaughtering. This is irrespective of whether it is standing or lying down.

If the animal is laid down, its throat and belly should be turned towards qiblah. * Suppose, the animal was not made to face the qiblah at the moment of slaughtering, what will the consequences be? - If it was done deliberately, it will be rendered haraam. * And if it was done inadvertently? - Should this be due to a mistake, forgetfulness, or ignorance of the condition, its meat should be halal to eat. 4.

The name of Allah must be uttered by the person carrying out the killing, be it at the start of the process or slightly before it, so long as there is continuity. * What should I say? - It suffices to say any of these phrases, “Bismillah, Allahu Akbar, or Al hamdu Lillah”. * What if the slaughterer forgot to do the utterance? - The slaughtering shall still be valid. * I notice some butchers sever the head of the animal when slaughtering. Is it all right?

●You should advise them [not to do it, because they are bound to sever the spinal cord before it (the animal) is completely dead]. 5. The blood should spill out. The meat is not halal, if blood is not let out. Nor is it halal, if only a very small quantity of blood disproportionate to the size of the animal is let out. If, however, the scarcity of bleeding was due to a wound received before the killing, there is no harm in that.

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