What is the difference between zabiha and halal

The knife used for slaughtering must be sharp and clean. Zabiha has humanity aspects in it which ensures the slaughtering of prey only in the absence of other animals. The knife used for slaughtering should not be sharpened in the presence of the prey for which the slaughtering is yet to happen. Zabiha allows the prey to be comfortable and happy before they are slaughtered. It also sets restrictions on cooking the meat slaughtered which has not yet stopped bleeding.

Halal is a term that has been originated from Arab which means the allowable or permissible opposite of Halal is Haram which means impermissible or offensive according to Islamic Law specified in the Quran.

Halal is not only for meat or slaughtering of living things for consumption but also applicable for wearing clothes, the way certain words are spoken, and for leading a genuine life. Halal has its understanding and rules specified in the Quran and Sunnah.

Marriage is halal, whereas fornication is haram. When it comes to food, consuming pork is haram. Halal ensures the slaughtering of any living organism with minimum pain and suffering from a systematic procedure to be followed during slaughtering. Halal living is one in which a person earning in a way that is considered to be unlawful according to Islamic law they are said to be surviving a haram living and haram earning.

Halal earnings are considered to be a form of worship that is said to be working for a good reason. Halal is also considered in the food and ingredients used in the preparation. Pork and alcohol are considered haram. Certain types of preservatives used for preserving food products such as certain enzymes and food colors are considered haram if they are produced in a haram way.

Zabiha and Halal are interchangeable when it comes to the slaughtering of animals or living organisms for consumption. But they differ in the other aspects where Halal determines the way a person is living and doing activities that are halal for their survival process. In the case of animals, fish, insects and all other living things, this is not true. Kashrut is at least as or more restrictive than Islamic law. For example, camels are unlawful to eat for Jews because while they have split hooves, they do not ruminate.

Their requirements for slaughter are also extremely strict. Then, the animal has to undergo a rigorous inspection for injuries, diseases and abnormalities. Certain parts of the animal are not considered lawful and must be removed completely. The list goes on. However, where this argument does stand ground is in the case of alcohol. Kashrut allows the consumption and usage of alcohol which is strictly and completely forbidden in Islam. Any kosher products that do contain alcohol, therefore, would be considered haraam.

The name of Allah is not pronounced while performing the slaughter. A blessing is usually said before performing any Jewish ritual, inciting the name of God. This blessing is assumed to cover all the animals that are being slaughtered at the time and is not said over each animal individually.

However, this blessing is not an essential part of the slaughter and the meat will still be considered kosher if it is left out. Under these rules, I believe kosher products are fit for Muslim consumption as long as products containing alcohol are avoided. The shochet is expected to say a blessing, and we can assume that all kosher slaughters were blessed.

Just like we do not witness every Muslim slaughterer saying Takbeer over every single animal, but we assume it to be true. But again, to avoid kosher under this pretext in order to please Allah might be a better course. Most Christians today do not follow the dietary laws of the Old Testament.

Allah has clearly stated that Muslims may eat of what has been made lawful to Christians. Pigs, for example, are strictly unlawful in Islam. Following this argument would mean that Muslims are allowed to eat absolutely everything, which they clearly are not. Moreover, they think that because the animals are drugged, that it is more humane and causes the animals less pain.

Interestingly, Jews absolutely reject this method and Muslims are divided. I have to side with the Jews on this. I believe that no person in this world could ever have the compassion and mercy that Allah has for His creation, and so the method prescribed by Allah must be the best.

The only potential guidance was given by a council of the apostles: The decree of which is found in Acts Early leaders of the church interpret these prohibitions to prohibit the eating of blood or of animals which had excessive blood in their meat. John Chrysostom in the eastern church based in Constantinople there prevailed a tradition of blessing the animals and draining the blood before slaughter.

While in the Western church based in Rome as early as the 3rd or 4th. When chickens are placed on the slaughtering line, our well-trained employees check every chicken and remove any unsuitable chickens.

Our blessers perform heartbeat checks and visually monitor the movement of the chicken and flow of blood at the time of slaughter. Do you play a CD or cassette for blessing? There has never been a CD or cassette for blessing chickens in our facility.

We employ more than 25 Muslim blessers to ensure that the chickens are properly blessed on the slaughtering line. Why do you machine slaughter instead of hand slaughter? To ensure we can consistently satisfy high demand and provide high quality meat, we use machine slaughtering. The machine cut is very precise, and is an approved method by our certifier, many Imams and Islamic organizations in North America and around the world, as one of the permitted Halal slaughtering methods.

How do you ensure Halal ingredients and products are separated from non-Halal products and ingredients? We have a stringent Quality Assurance coding system in place that preserves the identity of Halal meat all the way through the process, enabling us to certify our Halal claim. This system ensures the segregation of Halal from non-Halal products, and is verified on a frequent and random basis to ensure the integrity of our Halal products is maintained.

What happens if your products don't get certified? If Halal standards are not met, our certifiers will inform us that the group of chickens in question are not Halal and must be separated from the rest. Are your beef products also Halal? In response to the growing needs of Halal consumers of Canada, Zabiha Halal also offers a number of Halal beef products. Our parent company, Maple Lodge Farms, has contracts with several local Ontario farmers and as such, the grain that each farmer feeds their chickens will vary to some degree.

It is a general practice outside of organic farming or those labeled raised without antibiotics to use a very small amount of antibiotic in chicken feed to prevent birds from developing disease. In this way, veterinary antibiotics play an integral role in providing safe food for consumers as well as in animal welfare and animal health. The use of hormones including steroid hormones in chicken production has been banned in Canada since It is illegal and has been for more than 55 years, so you can rest assured that you are not consuming hormones when you eat chicken.

To ensure compliance, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency employs a surveillance program whereby meat samples are routinely tested for chemical residues including hormones. For further information, please visit the Chicken Farmers of Canada here. What is an Automated Slaughtering System?

In an automated slaughter, an automatic rotary blade precisely cut esophageal, pulmonary, jugular and carotid channels leaving the head attached while a Muslim orally recites Tasmiah and Takbeer Bismillahi wa Allohuakbar. It ensures a precise cut without decapitation. This slaughtering process is approved by leading Muslim scholars and Halal certifying bodies and widely used in the Halal industry worldwide.