Slaughter and Meat

• Does the owner of a halal meat shop committing minor Shirk, such as hanging and selling amulets called "Fatima's Hand" (or "Hand of Fatima" or "Hamsa"), affect the ruling on buying meat and other items from his shop?
• What is the ruling on eating meat available in the Czech Republic, given the unavailability of halal slaughter and the consequent fear for the family's health?
• Is it permissible to hunt and eat crows, which fall under the category of omnivores—meaning they consume both plants and meat—based on Fatwa No. 28892?
• Is it permissible to eat frozen and refrigerated meats available in America while ignorant of the method of slaughter and the one who slaughtered it?
• Is it obligatory to replace the portion of sacrificial meat designated for the poor that spoiled due to a refrigerator malfunction?
• Is it permissible for a sister to cook the meat of the "wa'da" (vow/pledge) that is held for Sidi Abd al-Qadir, knowing that it is an act of shirk, and without eating from it, or must she refrain from cooking it, despite her fear that divorce may result from that?
• Is every disbeliever considered "halal al-dam" (whose blood may be shed), whether the call (to Islam) has reached them or not, based on the fatwas of scholars that whoever insults Allah or the Messenger or mocks the religion is considered a disbeliever whose blood may be shed?
• Is it permissible to slaughter animals other than sheep for the Aqiqah, such as a calf or a young buffalo? How is the Aqiqah distributed: by cooking and holding a feast, or by distributing it raw? Is it permissible to delay the Aqiqah for several months to perform it in one's home country with family? Is it sufficient to slaughter one sheep, or must there be two?
• What is the ruling on eating cake, biscuits, and chocolate that may contain alcohol, and buying from stores that sell intoxicants if there is no nearby alternative, and eating meat slaughtered in a manner contrary to Islamic law, knowing that searching for halal meat takes a great deal of time and effort, and what is the validity of the lists of food ingredient codes that are said to indicate the presence of pork fat?
• What is the ruling on purchasing Brazilian meat in Egypt, and how can one ascertain its lawfulness (halal)? Is it obligatory to verify its lawfulness, and what should one do if unable to do so? What is the ruling on canned meat produced in Egypt?
• Is the amount designated for the sacrifice after paying off debt and the son's recovery (3,000 to 4,000 EGP) to be allocated solely for the sacrifice, or is it permissible to give a portion of it to the poor and a portion to a cancer hospital?
• Is it permissible to eat meat imported from countries like Brazil or France, knowing that there is meat available that is said to be slaughtered in Japan according to Islamic Sharia, even though some brothers do not trust that?
• What is the ruling on working in the kitchen of a hotel that sells alcohol to its customers, knowing that the worker does not handle alcohol and that the food served is halal, given the compelling circumstances faced by the worker in his occupied city, and does his continuous feeling of sadness and distress contradict reliance on Allah?
• Is it permissible to buy the aqiqah sheep by weight after slaughter?
• What is the ruling on killing a feral cat that has caused significant losses to its owners by eating pigeons and eggs?
• What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Were it not for the Children of Israel, meat would not rot, and were it not for Eve..."? And can the interpretation "and were it not for Eve, deficient in intellect and religion, no woman would betray her husband" be adopted?
• What is the ruling on buying meat labeled "halal" from Turkish and Arab stores and restaurants in Germany, which are run by Muslims, given the uncertainty about the method of slaughter or its source?
• Does the religion forbid the slaughter of flying pigeons in even numbers, and obligate it to be in odd numbers only?
• Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep with the intention of Aqiqah for a female child eight months old, and to gift a portion of it to a new neighbor?
• What is the ruling on a Muslim participating in the slaughter of a sheep with a non-Muslim, and is it forbidden for him to assist in skinning, cutting, and transporting it? And what should he do if refraining from that will expose him to problems?
• Is it permissible to eat the meat of Europeans if no halal meat is available except chicken in a region of Germany, and does the slaughtering of pork by some companies affect the ruling on eating other meats?
• Is it permissible to buy and eat chicken from general supermarkets in Germany without it being labeled "halal", given the availability of halal alternatives (more expensive and further away) sold by Turks and Arabs, and taking into account the division among Muslims in Germany regarding this issue?
• Is it permissible for a Muslim monotheist to eat from the meat bought by his family from the market, when they are not monotheists?
• What is the ruling on eating meat from restaurants in foreign countries without knowing its source, how it was slaughtered, or the religion of those who slaughtered it?