The Ruling on Eating an Untamed Camel if it Was Cut in a Place Other Than the Normal Place of Slaughter

Question :

All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon him after whom there is no Prophet, and upon his family and Companions. As for what follows: The Permanent Committee for Scientific Researches and Religious Verdicts studied the following inquiry from a questioner:

"A camel wanted to eat its owner, so he killed it with an arrow or something else in a place other than the normal place of slaughter; is it permissible to eat it?

Answer:

Mentioning Allah's Name over the sacrifice is prescribed:
Allah, Most High says:
"So eat of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has been pronounced (while slaughtering the animal)".

And He, Most High says:
"Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal).

In the Two Sahihs, it is reported that the Prophet said:
"That from which the blood was let, and over which the Name of Allah was mentioned, you may eat."

Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah said: "Mentioning the Name of Allah over it is an obligation according to the Qur'an and Sunnah, and it is the view of the majority of the scholars."

According to this, in the case in question, if it is not possible to reach the place of slaughter (i.e. the neck), he may wound it wherever it is possible, such as by stabbing it in the thigh or another place, as he would do with game which is difficult to catch. By such means it is considered permissible, according to the majority of the scholars. The basic principle in this is in the narration confirmed in the Two Sahihs, on the authority of Rafi' bin Khadij, may Allah be pleased with him, in which it is stated.

that a camel became wild among the people, so a man shot an arrow at it and killed it. The Prophet ﷺ said:

"Verily, this camel has become untamed, like wild animals, so if you find any animal becoming wild, treat it in the same manner."

But if he reached it while it was still living, then he should slaughter it as well, whenever that is possible, according to the words of the Prophet regarding hunting:
"If you reach it while it is still alive, then slaughter it."

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