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From: raza@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk (Z. Raza Hussain)
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Subject: Re: Qurbani
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Date: 28 Jun 91 13:14:16 GMT
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In article <1991Jun19.194249.24951@nntp-server.caltech.edu> ham@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Hameed Ahmed Mohammed) writes:
>The Procedure and Supplication
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>The following supplication should be made before 
>slaughtering the animal:
>
>	Inni wajjahtu wajhiya lillazi fatar-as-samawati wal-arda 'ala millati
>	Ibrahima hanif-an-wa ma ana min-al-mushrikin. Inna Salata wa nusuki wa
> 	mahyaya wamamati lillahi Rabbil-alamin. La sharika lahu wa bizalika
>        umirtu wa ana minal-muslimin. Allahumma laka wa minka.
>
>        "I have turned my face sincerely towards the Being Who created the
>  	 heavens and the earth, on the way of Abraham, and I am not from
> 	 among the idolatrous people. My Salat and my rites of worship and
>	 my life and my death are  all for Allah, the Lord of the universe,
>	 Who has no partner with Him. This is what I have been enjoined and I 
>        am among those who surrender to Him. O Allah ! This is for Thy sake, 
>        and granted by Thee."
>	
>
>Then he should slaughter it with Bismillahi-Allahu-Akbar, and after that he 
>should pray:
>
>	Allahumma taqabbal minni(*) kama taqabbalta min habibika Muhammed-in-wa   	khalilika Ibrahima- 'alaihima-as-salatu was-salam
>
>       "O Allah! Accept this sacrifice from me as Thou didst accept the 
>	sacrifices offered by Thy favourite Muhammed and Thy friend Abraham
>        ( upon whom be peace and blessings )".
>
>*  If the sacrifice is being offered on behalf of somebody else, his or their
>   names should be mentioned instead of minni (from me).

i hope this question is ok...

i am aware that ANY muslim can slaughter an animal making it halaal and 
suitable for eating, but i myself have never undertaken this task (although
i might have to this during Haj).  what i am saying is that i do not intend
to slaughter an animal for eating (due to the fact that i've never done it 
before, and i feel afraid!), i'd much rather leave this to someone else.

now here's the question :

supppose i am in this hypothetical situation where i'm travelling a long
journey through a forest and i need to slaughter an animal because i need 
to eat. as i have never previously slaughtered and have never had any
intention of slaughtering an animal, would i have to repeat the WHOLE of
the recitation mentioned above therefore rendering the animal fit to eat,
or would it be adequate to mention the compulsory 'bismillah...' ? how
rigid is the requirement to follow the procedure detailed above ? does
this mean that it is only halaal to eat an animal that has been slaughtered
by an experienced muslim due to uncertainty or mistrust of a less 
'experienced' muslim ?

i hope this question does not seem to be stupid or trivial. perhaps 
answering it will solve other problems or uncertainties which can arise 
as a result of some unfamiliar situation.