Non Muslim slaughterers

Q: My sister is in Russia. She gets halaal chickens at the masjid. She now found out that the chickens are slaughtered by a non muslim, and a muslim person says the tasmiya. What is the halaal status of these chickens? 

A: If the one slaughtering is a non-muslim, the slaughtered chickens will not be halaal.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)