I appreciate the article posted by Aqsa entitled " Food and Women of Jews and Christians." All the evidence from Quran and Hadith clearly mentions that the meat 'slaughtered by Ahl Kitaab' is permissible for Muslims. This by no means gives an open permission to consume the meat from the present day supermarkets in the West. Following are the reasons: First of all we know that the meat processing industry does not necessarily hire the Jews and Christians only to slaughter the meat. Employees could include Hindu, Budh, atheist or person of any other beliefs. Religious preference is not a condition for employment. Secondly, religion has no place in the method of slaughtering in these meat processing plants. Therefore, proper slaughtering and reciting the name of Allah is not required or considered necessary. What works quickly and in least expensive way is given preference. Therefore, we need to make sure that the meat slaughtered with proper Islamic requirements with recitation of the name of Allah should only be consumed. However, if there is some meat plant which only have Christians and Jews who slaughter the meat in proper way and name of Allah is recited, then it could be permissible. However, this practice of considering the meat offered at supermarkets which is not properly slaughtered by the Jews and Christians or Muslims is very questionable.
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