The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
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choose the best way <strong>of</strong> utilizing thesecreatures, and enjoy them in the bestpossible way.<strong>The</strong>re are many rulings in the Shari'ahthat deal with this issue. Man is permittedto kill animals only for food, or forprotecting himself from their danger.<strong>The</strong>re is a stern warning against killinganimals senselessly, or for the fun <strong>of</strong> doingso. As for animal that are killed for humanconsumption, there is a designated methodfor slaughtering them. It is the best methodfor utilizing their meat for food. Anymethod other than the <strong>Islam</strong>ic one,regardless how humane it may appear,would only lessen the benefit <strong>of</strong> the animalsmeat, and if it is less humane, it wouldsubject the animal to more torture. <strong>Islam</strong>recommends neither methods.Killing animals in a harsh waY isstrictly forbidden in <strong>Islam</strong>. Exterminatingdangerous, and venomous animals ispermissible only because human life is more78