The Unborn Young that is Found inside the Animal Slaughtered

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘He has made lawful for you the pitch-black animals for food.’ (5:2) He (the Imam) said, ‘It means the young in the womb of the mother when it grows hair or wool, thus, proper slaughtering for it is the proper slaughtering of the mother and that is to which the words of Allah refer.”’

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you slaughter an animal and find inside its young in a complete form, you can use it for food but if it is not complete then do not use it for food.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the young of camel when the mother is slaughtered; if it can also be used for food because its mother is slaughtered. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is formed completely and hairs or its fur has grown, then you can use it for food.’” A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Dawud ibn al-Haseen from Ya‘qub ibn Shu’ayb from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a similar Hadith.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a sheep which is slaughtered and its young, which has grown its wool, is found inside. He (the Imam) said, ‘Slaughtering for it is the slaughtering of its mother.’”

“About the case of a young found inside an animal which is slaughtered, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You can use it for food if it has grown hairs, otherwise, do not use it for food, that is, if it has not grown any hairs.’”