(d) Stunning before slaughter should not be resorted to except in cases of utmost necessity, - as when large animals (not lamb or chickens) are to be slaughtered because of the difficulty in controlling them. Even this days with new machinery like cattle-boxes used in Europe and elsewhere, it is unnecessary to stun the animals for slaughtering. There is however, no justification to 'practice stunning as a routine method ' because it causes unnecessary suffering and torture to the animal, which is detested by Islam. Furthermore, it is affirmed that electric stunning hastens the initiation of decay of flesh and affects its taste (this was one of the reasons for complaints by meat producers in Denmark), produces blood clot in the meat and even causes paralysis in the animal to be slaughtered. As such the stunning operation is considered harmful to the flesh and causes great suffering to the animal. The Islamic way of slaughter is still the best way and that which causes the least pain and suffering. The Islamic slaughter is in fact painless - technical arguments in favor of this view abound -and is most importantly, the only effective way of assuring the full draining of blood from the animal, which is essential for the meat being halal.
(e) The animal should also be treated kindly after it is killed. Its neck must not be broken. It should not be skinned nor any part of its body cut before it becomes cool (after slaughtering). If inadvertently the name of Allah is not mentioned, the slain animal may be eaten.
It is related that Abu Hurairah said: A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said: " 0 Messenger of Allah, what of a man who slays and forgets to mention Allah's ' name?” The Prophet replied: Allah’s name is upon every Muslim. (A]-Dar Qutni).
It is also permissible to eat the flesh of a slaughtered animal whose head had been cut off in an act of swift slaughter i.e,. hen etc. This is lawful as an accidental happening in view of the following Hadith :
