Are never existing and wishing for death are the same thing?

Not really, what if there is an after life?

Unless we're only eating that which we kill ourselves, there is no guarantee that whomever slaughtered the animal 'pronunced' God's name anyway. Each soul is held accountable for its own deeds. Forgive me If I am not gonna put my blind faith in someone who claimed to have slaughtered an animal using the 'halal' method. I've known people who have owned 'halal' meat shops and believe me there is no guarantee. Out of halal meat? No problem, let's go buy the regular meat and sell it off as halal. This happens all the time.

When we are not sure the Prophet said say Bismallah yourself and eat.

What about when we are sure that God's name has not been pronounced ?

Is it to say Bismallah? And how second part of the verse 6121 related to or helps understanding the first part ? Anyone else?

Is Quran-alone view similar to this?

Taking Allah?s Name while Slaughtering
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Answered by Shehzad Saleem
Question
Not taking Allah?s name while slaughtering an animal is Haram ? right! I have seen many Muslims here in America eating non-halal food in restaurants .They claim it is Mukruh (undesirable) and not Haram. Is that correct? Does the Sunnah of the Prophet (sws) specify a particular way of slaughtering? Also what are the reasons of taking Allah's name while slaughtering an animal?

Answer
According to the Qur?an, animals which are not slaughtered while taking Allah?s name are forbidden
Eat not on which Allah?s name has not been pronounced. (6121)

In other words, taking Allah?s name before slaughtering an animal is a positive requirement. Therefore, the meat of animals which are slaughtered while disregarding this practice bears the label of prohibition in the Islamic Shari?ah.
Yes, the Sunnah of the Prophet (sws) specifies a particular way of slaughtering. It is called ?Tadhkiyah? by the Qur?an. In this particular way, animals as goats and sheep are slaughtered through their jugular veins and are not killed instantaneously by cutting the bead of the neck. This method keeps intact the connection between the heart and the brain so that every drop of blood is drained out of the slain animal. This purifies the meat from the contamination of blood ? and achieving purity, we know, is the objective of every directive of Islam.
The underlying reasons in taking Allah?s name before sacrificing an animal can be summed up as follows1

1. As a principle, Muslims have been directed to take Allah's name before every task, routine or work they do. This actually is an acknowledgement of the Almighty?s favours and as such is a worthy expression of gratitude.

2. The sanctity a life possesses requires that even an animal be sacrificed only with the permission of the Almighty who is the Creator of life. It is only Allah who can give us this right, and, therefore, as a reminder of this fact, it is necessary to take His name when the life of an animal is taken.

3. This practice closes the gateway to polytheism. Those who are aware of the history of various religions know that animal sacrifice is deeply linked to idol worship. To please various deities, polytheists used to sacrifice them. Taking Allah?s name eliminates these unwarranted practices as well.

4. These reasons are summarized from Islahi?s ?Tadabbur-i-Qur?an?. For details please see Amin Ahsan Islahi, Tadabbur-i-Qur?an, 2nd ed., vol. 3, (Lahore Faran Foundation, 1986), pp. 156-7
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@Jack, could you give a real life example, a situation, where this particular commandment applies?

Hello Everyone

We should be mindful of what we do; not only because we are being watched all the time but also our future depends on what we do today*

5017 When the two recording angels record everything, sitting on his right and on his left.

8210-12 surely there are guardians over you, Nobel Recorders (Kiraman Katibin) who know all that you do.

*8213-14 verily the virtuous will be in bliss, and the wicked will be in hell.

I find above verses.... interesting, don't you?

Peace.

Hello everyone )

Pardon me if this isn't the right section or if this has been discussed here before. I'm just confused about 6121 (God, in this verse forbids to eat of that on which His name is not mentioned). If someone could explain what this verse is really talking about; is it about mentioning the name of Allah while slaughtering an animal, and what is that name of Allah that should be mentioned, or is it about something else?

Thanks