Zabiha are the rules of slaughtering an animal to make it Halal for consumption.

 

THE CONDITIONS OF ZABIHA

1. AT LEAST THREE OUT OF THE FOUR MAIN VEINS OF THE THROAT MUST BE CUT

 

2. MENTIONING THE NAME OF ALLAH AT THE TIME OF EACH SLAUGHTER

A. “Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam : 121)

B. Any animal upon which Bismillah is not mentioned intentionally at the time of slaughter is considered

Maitah (carrion, or dead meat). Maitah is just as haram as pork.

 

3. THE BUTCHER MUST BE A MUSLIM OR BELIEVING AHLUL KITAB

A. If one does not know who slaughtered the animal, further research MUST be done before eating.