THE MEAT
LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL IN ISLAM
IT MAY BE ZABIHA, BUT IS IT HALAL?
Before you sink your teeth into the next Zabiha
slaughtered meat product, ask yourself: is it Halal? This is a question most Muslims don’t think to ask. Some Muslims argue that the meat of the Jews and Christians is Halal for Muslims. Others say the meat must be slaughtered according to Islamic rites for it to be fit for Muslim consumption. But what’s often ignored is that regardless of whether you
choose to eat Zabiha or not, the meat of the animal itself may not be Halal.
THE
CONDITIONS OF HALAL
For a meat to be Lawful for Muslims, the following five Pre-conditions must be satisfied:
1. The animals should be a Halal (lawful) one, according to the Shari'ah. Dog, cat, monkey
or the meat of any such Haram (unlawful) animal can be lawful for a Muslim only in case of extreme urgency where a person is threatened with starvation and his life has to be saved.
