99% van geleerden UNANIEM tegen bedwelmen van dieren voor de 
slacht

The Unanimous Agreed View of 
Muslim Scholars of UK ConcerningHalal & Stunning ️

In the largest independent 
survey of Muslim Scholars
conducted in the UK concerning 
Halal and Halal standards, 
Alhamdulilah 99% Unanimously 
expressed preference for 
non-stunned & 
100% Unanimously agreed the needfor the continuation of
religious exemption in the UK 
which allows Muslims and Jews topractice the religious beliefs 
(Prophetic method of Slaughter/
Zabiha) and 
without the use of any type of 
STUNNING.

In June 2009, an independent 
online survey was commissioned 
by HMC (Halal Monitoring Committee) through Ajax Consultants to understand the 
scholarly opinions on Halal in 
the UK.
Responses were received from 282Ulamas and Muftis from over 25 
towns and cities covering, 
London, Birmingham, Newcastle, 
Glasgow, Leicester, Manchester, Blackburn,Reading, Preston,
Dewsbury and many more cities 
across the UK.
The survey asked several 
questions covering issues on theacceptance of 
mechanical slaughtering,stunningof animal prior to slaughter,
recitation of tasmiyah, and 
views on the current exemptions in UK and European law.

The Summary of the findings are outlined below:

* 95% of the Ulama do not accept "mechanical slaughter" as an 
accepted method of Halal
slaughter in Islam (2.1% want to understand the issue further)
* 99.7% stated that Bismillah 
(Tasmiyah) should be prayed
individually by person slaughtering (not taped or person 
standing on the side)
* 90% rejected electrical 
stunning of chickens 
* 85% rejected electrical 
stunning of larger animals 
(9% welcomed further research)
* 99% expressed preference for
 non-stunned
* 100% saw the need for the continuation of religious exemption in the UK which allows Muslims 
and Jews to practice their 
religious beliefs (Prophetic method ofSlaughter/Zabiha) and without the use of any type of 
Stunning.

The survey included responses 
from 32 Muftis, 201 Ulama and 49Imams

HMC Chairman Shaykh Yunus 
Dudhwala commented: “This surve is the largest of its kind 
conducted in the UK and 
sets clear guidelines of 
acceptability and 
standards for Halal in this 
country. 
It further endorses the standardof Halal that HMC has followed 
since its inception in 2003”.