Signs of Life at the Time of Slaughter

Question

(1) After an animal was hunted, it was slaughtered while there were signs of life (for example, twitching of the eyes, or breathing, or movement of some part of the body), but no blood came out. Therefore this animal is halal, since there are certain diseases in which the blood turns to water or dries up, for example shock and the like; so in such a state blood will not come out despite the presence of life. (2) Another person says: even if (?)

Answer

(1/2) If the life of an animal is not known, and on slaughter it moved or blood came out of it, it is halal. [ar]ولو ذبح شاة لم تعلم حياتها تحركت أو خرجت منها دم حلت؛ لأنه دليل الحياة، وإلا فلا تحل[/ar] “If he slaughtered a sheep whose life was not known, and it moved or blood came out of it, it is lawful, because that is evidence of life; otherwise it is not lawful” (“al-Durr…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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