Najafi Q&A: conditions for slaughtering
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⚖️ Fiqh & LawJurist: Shaykh Bashir al-NajafiTopic: conditions for slaughteringMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'AshariyahSection: Treatments#fiqh#najafi#qa
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What is meant by the "four veins" (al-awdaaj al-arba‘a)?
Answer
In the name of Allah, know, my son, that in an animal whose meat is lawful to eat, there are the trachea and the esophagus — one for breathing and the other for food — and two blood vessels, one on the right side and the other on the left. All four must be cut for the slaughter to be valid. Allah knows best.