Do you know why we Muslims scarifice animals from throat?

Question

if anyone knows the answer be it Muslims or otherwise, they are most welcome to answer. what i want is u to first explain and if anyone wants to share reference most welcome just do that after explaining.

if anyone has irrelevant statements to pass thatz fine, but i can only request plz do not, MAY ALLAH GUIDE US ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

thankyou daley, MAY ALLAH BLESS U AND EVERONE ELSE WITH BEST OF HIS BLESSINGS , AND ALSO GUIDE TO THE RIGHT PATH!

O MY GOD! Haroon that was Dr Zakir Naik's joke, but anywayz JAZAKALLAH!

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Answer 1

Answer:

The Islamic method of slaughtering animals, known as Zabiha has been the object of much criticism from a large number of people.

Before I reply to the question, let me relate an incidence about a discussion between a Sikh and a Muslim regarding animal slaughter.

Once a Sikh asked a Muslim, "Why do you slaughter the animal painfully by cutting the throat instead of the way we do with one stroke i.e. jhatka?" The Muslim replied "We are brave and courageous and attack from the front. We are marad ka baccha (macho men), you are cowards and attack from behind".

Jokes apart, one may consider the following points, which prove that the Zabiha method is not only humane but also scientifically the best:


1. Islamic method of slaughtering animal


Zakkaytum is a verb derived from the root word Zakah (to purify). Its infinitive is Tazkiyah which means purification. The Islamic mode of slaughtering an animal requires the following conditions to be met:

a. Animal should be slaughtered with sharp object (knife)

The animal has to be slaughtered with a sharp object (knife) and in a fast way so that the pain of slaughter is minimised.

b. Cut wind pipe, throat and vessels of neck

Zabiha is an Arabic word which means ‘slaughtered’. The ‘slaughtering’ is to be done by cutting the throat, windpipe and the blood vessels in the neck causing the animal’s death without cutting the spinal cord.

c. Blood should be drained

The blood has to be drained completely before the head is removed. The purpose is to drain out most of the blood which would serve as a good culture medium for micro organisms. The spinal cord must not be cut because the nerve fibres to the heart could be damaged during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the blood in the blood vessels.




2. Blood is a good medium for germs and bacteria


Blood is a good media of germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated.

3. Meat remains fresh for a longer time


Meat slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.

4. Animal does not feel pain


The swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. While dying, the animal struggles, writhers, shakes and kicks, not due to pain, but due to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles defecient in blood and due to the flow of blood out of the body.

Answer 2

i have read articles that only the carotid vein should be cut with a sharp knife, not including the throat or as the neck is almost severed. Cutting the throat adds difficulty to the animal. And the slaughtering should not be seen by other animals either.Even sharpening the blade should not be shown to the animal.
the other answerer provided the reasons why at the neck, but adding to that, the head gets the last of blood flow from the heart, thus more blood would be let out. But to hang the animal upside down ,. i read, is not encouraged as it makes the animal suffer .

Answer 3

Haroon has given the best answer and no questions about it.
Also the blade with which the Zabeh is carried out is to be brought in front of the eyes of the animal,so that he sees the blade, before starting the Zabeh it self.

Thank you Haroon. God bless you.

Answer 4

I asked a Muslim this very same question once, and he said it is because it is more healthy to kill an animal in this way. When the throat is slit, they then hang the cow upside down in order to allow more of the blood to drain from the meat.
This is better than simply slaughtering the animal as other butchers do as it means that more of the animals bodily fluids are removed and it is therefore safer for human consumption.

Answer 5

Praise be to Allaah.

If the matter is as described, that the butcher slaughters the an’aam animal (camel, cow, sheep or goat) as soon as it falls to the ground after receiving an electric shock, if that is done when it is still alive, then it is permissible to eat it. But if he slaughters it after it has died then it is not permissible to eat it. This comes under the ruling on animals killed by a violent blow, which Allaah has forbidden unless they are properly slaughtered before they die. The slaughter does not count unless it is proven that the animal showed signs of life such as moving a leg or if blood flowed (at the time of slaughter) and so on, which indicates that it was still alive until the slaughtering was over. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al‑Maitah (the dead animals — cattle — beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which Allaah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering (that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allaah, or has been slaughtered for idols) and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns — and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal — unless you are able to slaughter it (before its death)”

[al-Maa'idah 5:3]

An’aam animals that have been exposed to a fatal blow are permissible so long as they are slaughtered properly before they die, otherwise it is not permissible to eat them.

Answer 6

Allah bless you Haron

It's something that Allah teached us through his prophet Muhammed decades ago which is another proof among millions others that Muhammed got his knowledge directly from God

Answer 7

I dont know any proof from Qur'aan or hadith,,but I think like the above answerer said to drain all of the blood properly. We also should use a very sharp knife so that the animal doesn't have to suffer too much.

Answer 8

Sacrifice is a symbol of devotion and offering one’s life in the way of the Beloved and the maximum degree of submission to God. Imam Ali (A.S) read the following duaa upon offering the sacrifice:

“In the Name of Allah. I have turned myself, being upright, wholly to Him Who originated the heavens and the earth, and I am not of the polytheists. Surely, my prayers, my sacrifice, my life, and my death belong to Allah the Lord of the worlds. O Allah, whatever I have comes from and is for You.”[157]

The offering of animal sacrifice on Eid ul-Adha enlivens the memory of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismaeel (a.s). The father says, “O my son, surely I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice you. (The Holy Quran; 37:102)” The young son, too, without having any fear, says, “O my father, do what you are commanded; if Allah please, you will find me one of the patient ones. (The Holy Quran; 37:102)”

This is the utmost degree of devotion, which is worthy of God’s saying, “And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice. (The Holy Quran; 37:107)”

It was so destined that this great act of devotion to become part of the Hajj rites and to be repeated every year in the Hajj seasons. Prophet Ibrahim’s act of devotion became source of pride for human beings before the angels who had said to God:

“Wilt Thou place in it such as shall make mischief in it and shed blood, and we celebrate Thy praise and extol Thy holiness? (The Holy Quran; 2:30)”

The angels should know that among the same human beings there are those whose devotion is to the extent that God praises:

“So when they both submitted and he threw him down upon his forehead. And We called out to him saying: O Ibrahim! You have indeed shown the truth of the vision. (The Holy Quran; 37:103-5)”

Answer 9

Because it drains 80% of the blood from the animal and eliminates the animal's suffering if it is done quickly and with a sharp blade. It also eliminates all the parasites in the animals and thus eliminates the possiblity of diseases and bacteria transferring from the dead animal into the human or Jinn and harming their health and body.

Answer 10

I was told that as nk_daley said it allows more blood to come out of the animal's body and also they told me that the animal suffers less this way.