Should I be Feeding my Pet Halal or Haram Food? is the most common question for Pet owners. For those who have cats which many Muslim Households do always query this question.
This question was answered by Local Mufti Muhammad Ansar ul Qadri who resides in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.
We have included a link to the video where they have explained in English. The video in question is as follows.
For those who need the English version. We have summarised this below.
Animals are not subject to Sharia Law hence Mufti Ansar ul Qadri has stated it will not matter if the animal is given Halal or Haram food.
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Some more information on Halal Pet Food.
Technically, Islamic law doesn’t directly prescribe feeding cats or other pets with only halal pet food. However, Muslims are prohibited from buying anything recognized as haram, and pet food is no exception. Muslim scholar Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid describes it as “permissible” to feed cats with non- halal meat. “If you find such meat thrown away or it is given to you for free, then you may give it to the cat. As for buying it, that is not permissible”, he explained in a statement.
Halal food refers to food prepared according to the Islamic dietary law’s rigorous guidelines. Under these guidelines, alcohol, blood and pork are haram (prohibited for consumption), but when it comes to production standards, there is more to it than that. Any animals that are dead before slaughtering as well as animals that are not slain in the name of Allah are all deemed haram. Moreover, halal food must be packaged and stored using utensils and materials that have been cleansed according to strict rules.
