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Penggunaan Electrical Stunning Dalam Penyembelihan Lembu
Is it permissible to use electrical stunning when slaughtering cattle?
Short answer
The 22nd Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 24 November 1988, ruled that using electrical stunning in the slaughter of cattle is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 22nd Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 24 November 1988, ruled that using electrical stunning in the slaughter of cattle is permissible. The ruling appears in the Animals chapter of the JAKIM compilation of Fatwa Committee rulings.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa Penggunaan Electrical Stunning Dalam Penyembelihan Lembu adalah harus.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Penggunaan Electrical Stunning Dalam Penyembelihan Lembu”, 24 November 1988. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#penggunaan-electrical-stunning-dalam-penyembelihan-lembu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/electrical-stunning-in-cattle-slaughter-ruling/