Meat & Poultry

Is Goat Meat Halal?

Answered by Halal Monitoring Services Updated

HMS Answer

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Goat is permissible when properly slaughtered according to Zabiha. The species being permissible does not make every piece of goat meat automatically Halal.

The full answer

Goat is permissible when properly slaughtered according to Zabiha.

As with beef and lamb, the species being permissible does not make every piece of goat meat automatically Halal.

The slaughter matters.

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