Editing Halal (section)

===Halal meat===
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[[File:HalalMeat.jpg|thumb|Halal meat section at a grocery store in [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]]]
Muslims believe in what they see as the ethical treatment of animals. Halal practices align with this philosophy by promoting kindness, compassion, and humane treatment throughout the entire lifecycle of the animal. The emphasis on swift and painless slaughter respects the animal's dignity and minimizes suffering.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rahman |first1=Sira |title=Religion and Animal Welfare—An Islamic Perspective |journal=Animals |date=17 February 2017 |volume=7 |issue=12 |pages=11 |doi=10.3390/ani7020011 |pmid=28218670 |pmc=5332932 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Halal meat must come from a supplier that uses halal practices. {{transliteration|ar|[[Dhabihah|Dhabīḥah]]}} ({{lang|ar|ذَبِيْحَة}}) is the prescribed method of slaughter for all meat sources, excluding fish and other sealife, per Islamic law. This method of [[Animal slaughter|slaughtering animals]] consists of using a sharp knife to make an incision that cuts the front of the [[throat]], [[Esophagus|oesophagus]] and [[jugular vein]]s but not the [[spinal cord]].<ref name="halalcertification.ie">{{cite web |url=http://halalcertification.ie/halal/islamic-method-of-slaughtering/ |title=Islamic Method of Slaughtering – Department of Halal Certification |work=halal certification.ie}}</ref> The head of an animal that is slaughtered using halal methods should be aligned with the {{transliteration|ar|[[qiblah]]}} (the direction a Muslim faces when praying){{citation needed|date=October 2024}}. In addition to the direction, permitted animals should be slaughtered upon utterance of the Islamic prayer "[[Basmala|Bismillah]], Allahu Akbar" (In the name of God, God is greatest).<ref name="Qasim">{{cite book |last=Qasmi |first=Qazi Mujahidul Islam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1BiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 |title=The Islamic Concept of Animal Slaughter: احكام الذبيحة من المنظور الاسلامي [انكليزي] ترجمة |date=1 January 2009 |publisher=Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية |isbn=978-2-7451-6060-7 |language=en |page=44:47}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://halalcertification.ie/islamic-method-of-slaughtering/ | title=Islamic Method of Slaughtering }}</ref>

The slaughter must be performed by a Muslim.<ref name="Department of Halal Certification E">{{cite web |title=Department of Halal Certification EU |url=https://halalcertification.ie/islamic-method-of-slaughtering/ |website=Department of Halal Certification EU}}</ref> [[Carrion]] (carcasses of dead animals, such as animals who died in the wild) cannot be eaten.<ref name="forbidden_food_1" /> Additionally, an animal that has been strangled, beaten (to death), killed by a fall, gored (to death), savaged by a beast of prey (unless finished off by a human), or sacrificed on a stone altar cannot be eaten.<ref name="forbidden_food_2">{{Cite Quran|5|3}}</ref>

====Compatibility with other religions====
{{main|Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws|Christian dietary laws|Diet in Sikhism}}
Animals slaughtered by [[People of the Book]] ([[Jews]] and [[Christians]]) can also be considered halal if the slaughter is carried out by jugular slice, the blood drained and the name of Allah invoked.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conditions of Eating Meat Slaughtered by Jews and Christians - Islam Question & Answer |url=https://islamqa.info/en/answers/88206/conditions-of-eating-meat-slaughtered-by-jews-and-christians |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=islamqa.info |language=en}}</ref> As a result, [[kosher]] meat is permitted by some Muslim communities, and is sometimes substituted for halal meat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justislam.co.uk/can-eat-meat-from-christian-jewish-butcher-p-168.html?osCsid=laoughfj7skfoc838t3951qtu6 |title=Lawful Foods |publisher=Just Islam |quote=Now in the case of Jews this is very easy. As long as the Jew is a practicing Jew and the meat is slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law (''Torat Moshe'') then this meat and other Kosher food is lawful (''halal'') and can be eaten by Muslims. |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref>

[[Sikhism]] forbids eating meat from animals that were [[Kutha meat|slaughtered slowly or with religious ritual]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Aditya |date=2020-05-14 |title=Why Hindutva Outfits Are Calling for a Boycott of Halal Products |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/boycott-halal-products-hindutva-muslims-jhatka-meat |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> referred to as ''kutha meat''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Karen Pechilis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kaubzRxh-U0C&pg=PA242 |title=South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today |author2=Selva J. Raj |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-415-44851-2 |page=242 |quote=The Sikh Rahit Maryada forbids hair cutting, adultery, the use of intoxicants, and the eating of kutha meat, or meat of an animal or fowl slaughtered slowly.}}</ref> This includes halal meat preparation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=What does this mean in practice? - Animal rights - GCSE Religious Studies Revision |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zppykqt/revision/6 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=BBC Bitesize |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-16 |title='Halal' or 'jhatka'? Punjab govt advised to make eateries disclose meat category |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/halal-or-jhatka-punjab-govt-advised-to-make-eateries-disclose-meat-category-101639670248101.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-26 |title='Halal' meat against Hinduism, Sikhism, restaurants must specify: South Delhi body |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/halal-meat-against-hinduism-sikhism-restaurants-must-specify-south-delhi-body-7120423/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Netizens slam BCCI for making Halal meat compulsory for Indian cricket team; raise questions on new diet plan |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/netizens-slam-bcci-for-making-halal-meat-compulsory-for-indian-cricket-team-raise-questions-on-new-diet-plan |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> The religiously recommended method of slaughter among [[Sikhs]], known as {{transliteration|pa|[[jhatka]]}}, is likewise incompatible with halal principles,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science-of-meat/articleshow/11672654.cms |title=Science of meat |author=Kounteya Sinha, Amit Bhattacharya & Anuradha Varma |date=27 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> as with this method not all of the blood is drained from the meat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news9live.com/india/halal-versus-jhatka-both-schools-of-slaughter-have-meat-in-their-arguments-162696 |title=Halal versus jhatka: Both schools of slaughter have meat in their arguments |author=M Hasan |date=4 April 2022 |publisher=News Nine}}</ref>

====Concerns for animal welfare====
[[File:Old_butchery_shop_at_puran_dhaka.jpg|thumb|Butchery Shop in [[Old Dhaka]]]]
[[File:Eidpakistan.jpg|[[Eid al-Adha]] Islamic holiday in Pakistan|thumb]]
[[Stunning]] of the animal is not allowed before slaughtering, unless necessary to calm down a violent animal.<ref name="Department of Halal Certification E" /> However, the [[UK Food Standards Agency]] figures from 2011 suggest that 84% of cattle, 81% of sheep and 88% of chickens slaughtered for halal meat were stunned before they died. Supermarkets selling halal products also report that all animals are stunned before they are slaughtered. [[Tesco]], for example, says "the only difference between the halal meat it sells and other meat is that it was blessed as it was killed."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27324224 |title=What is halal meat? |first=Nick |last=Eardley |work=BBC News |date=12 May 2014 }}</ref> Concerns about animal suffering from slaughter without prior stunning has resulted in the ban of slaughter of unstunned animals in [[Denmark]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dutch-religion-slaughter-idUSTRE75R4E420110628 |title=Dutch vote to ban religious slaughter of animals |author=Sekularac, Ivana |date=28 June 2011 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/25/comment-danish-halal-kosher-ban-leaves-religious-groups-nowhere-turn |title=Comment: Danish halal, kosher ban leaves religious groups with nowhere to turn |date=25 February 2014 |work=[[Special Broadcasting Service]] |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>