Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
2592. If an animal whose meat is halal to eat, is slaughtered in the
manner which will be described later, irrespective of whether it is domesticated
or not, its meat becomes halal and its body becomes Pak after it has died. But
camels, fish and locust become halal without their heads being slaughtered, as
will be explained later.
2593. If a wild animal like deer, partridge and wild goat whose meat
is halal to eat, or a halal animal which was a domestic one but turned wild
later, like, a cow or a camel which runs away and becomes wild, is hunted in
accordance with the laws which will be explained later, it is Pak and halal to
eat. But, a domestic animal like sheep and fowl whose meat is halal to eat, or
tamed wild animal whose meat is halal to eat does not become Pak and halal by
hunting.
2594. A wild animal whose meat is halal to eat becomes Pak and halal
to eat by hunting if it is capable of running away or flying. Based on this, the
young one of a deer which cannot run away, and the young one of a partridge
which cannot fly, do not become Pak and halal to eat by hunting. And if a deer
and its young one which cannot run are hunted with one bullet, the deer will be
halal but its young one will be haraam to eat.
2595. If an animal like fish, whose meat is halal to eat and whose
blood does not gush, dies a natural death, it is Pak but its meat cannot be
eaten.
2596. The dead body of an animal whose meat is haraam to eat, and
whose blood does not gush, like, a snake, is Pak but does not become halal by
slaughtering.
2597. Dogs and pigs do not become Pak by slaughtering and hunting and
it is also haraam to eat their meat. And if a flesh-eating animal like wolf and
leopard is slaughtered in the manner which will be mentioned later, or is hunted
by means of bullet etc. it is Pak, but its meat does not become halal for
consumption. And if it is hunted down by a hunting dog, then its body cannot be
considered as Pak.
2598. Elephant, bear, monkey are classified as predators. But the
insects or the small animals who live in the holes, like, mice, lizards, if they
have gushing blood, their meat and skin will not be considered Pak if they are
slaughtered or hunted down.
2599. If a dead young is born from the body of a living animal, or is
brought out of it, it is haraam to eat its meat.