Conditions for the Slaughtering of an Animal

There are five conditions for the slaughtering of an animal:

1. The person who is slaughtering the animal must be a Muslim.
2. An instrument made of iron must be used to slaughter the animal.
3. At the time of slaughtering, the face, legs, feet and stomach of the animal must be facing Qiblah.
4. At the time of slaughtering, the name of Allah must be said, and even if just “Bismillah” is said, this is sufficient.
5. After the animal has been slaughtered, it should move around a bit so that one can be sure that it was alive (before being slaughtered).