After drinking water...

After drinking water, remembering Hadhrat Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali ('a), his family, and companions, and cursing their killers. Issue 436: The following actions, related to drinking water, are Makruh: Drinking too much. Drinking water after eating fatty foods. Drinking with the left hand. Drinking while standing, in the evening.

The Rules of Slaughtering Issue 437: If the four large veins in the neck of an animal whose meat is Halal to eat, are completely cut from the bottom to the top, then with the conditions that are listed below, that animal will be Tahir, and Halal to eat: Conditions for the Slaughtering of an Animal Issue 438: There are five conditions for the slaughtering of an animal: • The person who is slaughtering the animal must be a Muslim. • An instrument made of iron must be used to slaughter the animal.

●At the time of slaughtering, the face, legs, feet and stomach of the animal must be facing Qiblah. • At the time of slaughtering, the name of Allah must be said, and even if just “ بِسْمِ اللهِ” is said, this is sufficient. • After the animal has been slaughtered, it should move around a bit so that one can be sure that it was alive (before being slaughtered).

Hunting by Weapons Issue 439: If a Halal meat, wild animal is hunted with a weapon, then by the conditions that will be mentioned, it will be Tahir and the meat will be Halal: • The weapon of hunting is something such as: a sharp dagger or knife, a sword, something sharp or pointed like a dart or an arrow, and its sharpness is such that it cuts through the body of the animal. • The person who is hunting the animal must be a Muslim.

●The weapon must be used for the hunt, therefore, if one is aiming for something else, and then accidentally an animal is hit, that animal will not be Halal. • At the time of using the weapon (for example at the time of shooting the arrow,) the name of Allah must be said.

●After hunting the animal, one must quickly go towards the animal, and when one reaches there, if it is dead, or if there is not enough time to slaughter the animal then if the animal has not yet died, and there is enough time to slaughter the animal, but this is not done, then until the animal dies, it is Haram Fishing Issue 440: If a fish that has scales is taken out of the water alive, and it dies outside the water, then it is Tahir, and Halal to eat.

However, if it dies inside the water, then although the body is Tahir, it is Haram to eat.

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