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Fatwa #4747114 March 2021Zimbabwe

Is a Muslim woman allow to slaughter an animal even if a man is not there?

Question

Is a Muslim woman allow to slaughter an animal even if a man is not there?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.  

It is permissible for a Muslim woman to slaughter an animal.[i]However, women should avoid being amongst ghair maḥram males at all times even during slaughtering an animal. 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best 

Ibn Aḥsan

Student - Darul Iftaa

New York, USA 

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.


[i] Fatawa Darul Uloom Zakariyyah(Zam Zam) vol.6 page.429.

  Ahsanul Fatawa(H.M Saeed) vol.7 page.408.

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