Should One Make Intention (Niyyah) While Slaughtering an Animal?
Taken from: Fatāwā Amanpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri
❖ Question:
Is it necessary to make intention (niyyah) while slaughtering an animal?
❖ Answer:
Slaughtering (dhabh) is an act of worship, and for every act of worship, intention is a condition. Therefore, at the time of slaughtering, one must have the intention that the animal is being slaughtered in the name of Allah.
◈ Scholarly Consensus
❀ Allamah Ibn al-‘Arabi رحمه الله (543H) stated:
هي فرض بإجماع الأمة
It is obligatory by the consensus of the Ummah (to make intention at the time of slaughter).
(al-Masalik fi Sharh Muwatta’ Malik, 5/203)
