Confining Oneself to What Was Narrated When Mentioning Allah's Name is Better
Question :
A questioner is asking: According to some people - and they are known as As-Sadah, the Darwishis and according to the common people, if one of them slaughters a sheep, he says: "Bismillah, Allahu Akbar" (In the Name of Allah, Allah is Most Great), and they believe that if one of them says. when slaughtering: "Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim" (In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful) when. mentioning Allah's Name, then he must be merciful to the sheep, and so he cannot slaughter it. What is the ruling of Islam on this? And what is your opinion of their saying?
Answer:
Slaughtering the animal should not be abandoned due to this. Rather, it should be completed, and the slaughterer should be taught to confine himself when mentioning Allah's Name to what was narrated from the Prophet . That is to say when slaughtering: "Bismillahi Wallahu Akbar" (In the Name of Allah and Allah is Most Great).
Source:
The Permanent Committee
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 6 Page 314
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