An Animal Slaughtered by a Menstruating Woman, a Woman in Postnatal Bleeding, or a Person in Major Ritual Impurity

Question

Is an animal slaughtered by a menstruating woman (ha’id), a woman in postnatal bleeding (nifas), or a person in major ritual impurity (janaba) lawful or unlawful according to the Shari‘a? Please write with references to books, giving the page and the publisher.

Answer

[ar]وَتَحِلُّ ذَبِيحَةُ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَوِ امْرَأَةً حَائِضًا أَوْ نُفَسَاءَ أَوْ جُنُبًا[/ar] “The animal slaughtered by a Muslim is lawful, even if it is a woman who is menstruating, in postnatal bleeding, or in major ritual impurity” (“Sakb al-Anhur,” vol. 2, p. 507).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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