Ruling on the Purity and Trade of the Hide of an Animal Slaughtered by Jhatka

Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ahl-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṭahārah, Volume 1, Page 28

❖ Question​

Is the hide of animals slaughtered by Jhatka (non-Islamic method of slaughter) pure or not? And is it permissible to trade in such hides?

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❖ Answer​

An animal slaughtered by Jhatka holds the same ruling as a carrion (murdār) in Islamic law. However, the hide of a carrion becomes pure after tanning (dabāghah).

❖ Sharʿi Ruling​

Before Tanning (قبل از دباغت):
✘ The hide of a Jhatka-slaughtered animal is impure.
✘ Trade in this hide is not permissible.


After Tanning (بعد از دباغت):
✔ The hide becomes pure.
✔ Trade is permissible, and benefiting from it is allowed.

❖ Jurisprudential References​

"Wallāhu Aʿlam bis-Ṣawāb" — Written by the humble servant, ʿAyn al-Dīn ʿAfī ʿAnhu
Seyyed Muhammad Naẓīr Ḥusayn


"This is correct and agreed upon:"
The hide of a Jhatka-slaughtered animal is impure before tanning and pure after tanning. Trade is permissible post-tanning.
— Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Mubārakpūrī ʿAfī ʿAnhu

❖ Reference​

Fatāwā Naẓīriyyah, Volume 1, Page 199

❖ Verification​

“The answer is correct” — Ali Muhammad Saeedi, Jamia Saeedia, Khanewal, West Pakistan