Zabiha & Slaughter

Can an Animal Be Killed First and Slaughtered Afterwards?

Answered by Halal Monitoring Services Updated

HMS Answer

NO

No. Zabiha must be performed while the animal is alive. Slaughtering an animal after it has already died does not make its meat Halal.

The full answer

No.

Zabiha must be performed while the animal is alive.

Slaughtering an animal after it has already died does not make its meat Halal.

The Zabiha cut is the act through which the permissible animal is lawfully slaughtered.

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