Meat slaughtered by Jews or Christians is permissible subject to two conditions: 1. The meat is slaughtered as a Muslim does it, by cutting the throat and oesophagus and letting the blood flow. 2. No name other than that of Allah should be mentioned over it.

It is halal to eat the meat sold in stores in non-Muslim countries if it is known that it was slaughtered by Christians and Jews provided it is not known to have been slaughtered in a manner different from that which is prescribed in Shari`ah.

If it is not easy to slaughter animals unless they have been stunned by a method that will not kill them before they are slaughtered, then it is permissible to stun them and slaughter them whilst they are still alive, in cases of necessity.