Is the meat permissible if the pronouncement of God's name (*Tasmiyah*) on the slaughter is intentionally omitted?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Hunting and Slaughter
Primary text
If the *Tasmiyah* is omitted intentionally during the slaughter, the meat is forbidden. This is the famous position in the Madhhab of Ahmad, and it is also the position of Malik, Al-Thawri, Abu Hanifa, and Ishaq. Ibn Abbas is reported to hold this view. Evidence for this obligation when intentional is derived from the verse: {And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned} (Quran 6:121).
Supporting text
If the *Tasmiyah* is omitted due to forgetfulness (*sahn*), the meat is permissible. This view is reported from Ibn Abbas, and was adopted by Ata, Tawus, Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Al-Hasan, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, Ja'far ibn Muhammad, and Rabi'ah. Ahmad also narrated a view that the *Tasmiyah* is recommended but not obligatory, whether omitted intentionally or by forgetfulness, a view also held by Al-Shafi'i. The evidence cited is that the verse {And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned} (Quran 6:121) refers only to carrion (dead meat), as it is immediately followed by {and indeed, that is disobedience} (Quran 6:121), and forgetting the name is not disobedience. Furthermore, a Hadith states: "The slaughter of a Muslim is lawful even if he does not mention the name, provided he does not intend to omit it."