Fatwa #3269710 April 2015United States of America
Reversible and irreversible stunning
Question
I would like to know if the animals that are stunned (reversible or irreversible) thereafter slaughtered halal way. Are the animals halal consume?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The issue of stunning animals before slaughtering has been extensively researched. It is widely believed that stunning is regarded as cruelty to animals. You may refer to the following links for further read on this[1].
Nevertheless if an animal is stunned and is alive before slaughtering , the animal will be halal.
Abu Ali ad-Dagestani
Student Darul Iftaa
Moscow, Russia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
[1] http://americanhalalassociation.org/index.php/2012/05/13/stunning-animals-before-slaughter-is-painful-is-cruel-and-also-tortures-animals/
http://halaladvocates.net/site/our-issues/stunning-animals/
http://www.halalhmc.org/IssueOfMSandStunning.htm
http://halalfocus.net/uk-stunning-before-slaughter-can-cause-pain-is-cruel-and-tortures-the-animal/