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4.2.6.1.5 Procedure

  1. Slaughter may be done when the animal was hanged 

 

  1. At slaughter time, the phrase Bismillah Allahu Akbar (In the name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest.) must be immediately invoked separately .

 

The name of Allah must be invoked just once to each animal, however this is ritual that be acceptable for some Madhhab.

 

  1. Slaughtering must be done just once to each animal. The sawing action of the slaughtering is permitted as long as the slaughtering knife must not be lifted off the animal during the slaughter.
  2. The act of halal slaughter shall begin with an incision on the neck at some point just below the glottis (Adams apple) and after the glottis for long necked animals.
  3. The slaughter act shall sever the trachea, esophagus and both the carotid arteries and jugular veins to hasten the bleeding and death of the animal. The bleeding shall be spontaneous and complete.

 

4.2.6.1.6 Cleansing of animals to be slaughtered

Blood of animals to be slaughtered must be cleansed completely for the process of food manufacturing which shall be contaminated by blood as least as possible.