بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Zabeeha Method & The Occasions We Serve
How we slaughter and the occasions we serve — with the Qur’an and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
📖 For every reader: the Qur’an is the Muslim scripture · a “Saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ” is his recorded teaching (ﷺ = “peace be upon him”) · the four schools (Ḥanafī, Mālikī, Shāfiʿī, Ḥanbalī) are respected traditions of law. Where they differ, we show the range — and impose nothing.
The words, in plain English
Dhakāh — the lawful method of slaughter
Tasmiyah — saying “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah) at the cut
Takbīr — saying “Allāhu Akbar” (God is the Greatest)
Iḥsān — mercy, and doing a thing well
Qiblah — the direction of Makkah, which Muslims face
Hilāl — the new crescent moon that begins each Islamic month
Wājib — obligatory · Sunnah — the Prophet’s ﷺ recommended way · Mustaḥabb — recommended
Aqīqah · Nadhr · Sadaqah · Qurbani (Udhiya) — the four occasions we serve
1 The Zabeeha Method
The seven conditions of a lawful slaughter (dhakāh) — and how Zabeeha goes beyond the common minimum on every one.
Beyond Halal. Zabeeha.
“Halal” is often just the label on the minimum. Here is what Zabeeha adds — on all seven, every animal, every time.
| The 7 conditions | The common minimum | The Zabeeha standard |
|---|
| 1 · A lawful slaughterer | Machine / line-speed | Every animal by hand, by a Muslim |
| 2 · The TasmiyahAllah’s name at the cut | Once for a whole batch | “Bismillah” + Takbīr over each animal |
| 3 · A sharp instrument | Any blade, at speed | Honed out of the animal’s sight — never tooth or nail |
| 4 · The four throat vesselswindpipe, esophagus (food pipe) & the two jugular veins | The bare minimum | All four severed — beyond every school’s threshold |
| 5 · Fully alive | Often stunned first | Never stunned — fully alive at the cut |
| 6 · Facing the qiblah | Skipped | Turned toward Makkah, as the Prophet ﷺ did |
| 7 · Iḥsān — mercy | Line-speed handling | Least distress; never within sight of one another |
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Sources: Qur’an al-Māʾidah 5:3–5, al-Anʿām 6:118–121; the instrument — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5498 / Muslim 1968; mercy — Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1955.
2 The Occasions We Serve
Four sacred slaughters, side by side — each with its Qur’an and a Saying of the Prophet ﷺ. Honoring every valid view, not imposing one.
| Occasion | What it is | Ruling | When | Shares | The meat | Donations |
|---|
| Aqeeqah عَقِيقَة | Thanks for a newborn | Confirmed sunnah | 7th day after birth | 2 sheep (boy) · 1 (girl) | Eat, gift & give charity | — |
| Nadhr نَذْر | Fulfilling a vow to Allah | Obligatory once vowed | When the vow is due | Per the vow | Per the vow’s intention | Ahlus-Sunnah Center |
| Sadaqah / Donation صَدَقَة | Voluntary charity slaughter | Voluntary | Any time | Any; whole or shared | Keep a share or donate all | Ahlus-Sunnah · 501(c)(3) |
| Qurbani / Udhiya أُضْحِيَة | The Eid al-Adha sacrifice | Wājib / sunnah * | The days of Eid * | 1 sheep/goat · cow = 7 | ≈⅓ eat · ⅓ gift · ⅓ poor | — |
Aqeeqah عَقِيقَة
Qur’an
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
“…that you may give thanks.” — a life met with gratitude.
Ibrāhīm 14:7 (theme of gratitude)
Saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
مَعَ الْغُلَامِ عَقِيقَةٌ، فَأَهْرِيقُوا عَنْهُ دَمًا وَأَمِيطُوا عَنْهُ الْأَذَى
“With a boy is an ʿaqīqah — spill blood for him and remove the harm from him.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5472
Nadhr نَذْر
Qur’an
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ
“They fulfill their vows…”
al-Insān 76:7
Saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
مَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فَلْيُطِعْهُ
“Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6696
Sadaqah صَدَقَة
Qur’an
وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ
“To give charity secretly to the poor is better for you.”
al-Baqarah 2:271
Saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ
“‘Shall I give charity on her behalf?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1388 / Muslim 1004
Qurbani / Udhiya أُضْحِيَة · قربانی
Qur’an
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
“So pray to your Lord and sacrifice.”
al-Kawthar 108:2
Saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
الْبَقَرَةُ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ، وَالْبَدَنَةُ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ
“A cow for seven, and a camel for seven.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1318
* Qurbani ruling (wājib vs sunnah) and its 3-vs-4 days differ by school.
Sources: Aqīqah — Bukhārī 5472; Nadhr — al-Insān 76:7, Bukhārī 6696; Sadaqah — al-Baqarah 2:271, Bukhārī 1388; Qurbani — al-Kawthar 108:2, Muslim 1318.
Zabeeha Farms · San Bernardino
One Standard. Every Animal.
Ask where any animal came from — we can always tell you.
✓Trusted local sources — always the same onesEach animal family comes from its own consistent grower: California ranches for our beef, lamb and goat — one trusted local farm for ALL our poultry, roosters included. Same source, same quality, every visit.
✓Arrives live · slaughtered hereEvery animal — every bird — comes in alive and is processed in our own facility. Nothing ever arrives as boxed meat.
✓Hand zabeeha, one animal at a timeBy the knife, never stunned — the way it’s supposed to be done.
✓No hormones · no antibiotics — in anything, everRed meat and poultry alike. No exceptions.
How they’re raised
Beef · Lamb · Goat100% grass-fed, raised on open pasture.
Grass-fedOpen pasture
Chicken · Duck — roosters includedFree-range and 100% vegetable-fed, all from one trusted local farm.
Free-range100% vegetable-fed
The sources: Trusted local growers & California ranches — each animal family from its own consistent source · One trusted local farm for all poultry.
Slaughtering Policy
Zabeeha Farms · Est. 2018 · CDFA CLS-111
Zabeeha Farms is a Muslim Owned & Operated Facility That Only Performs Zabeeha Manual-Slaughter on Each & Every Fully Conscious Live-Animal
ALL Slaughtering is Supervised & Administered by Muslim Zabeeha Farms Licensed Meat Inspectors & Trained Personnel Only
Guests Are Strictly Forbidden to Slaughter Under ANY Circumstance
NO EXCEPTIONS!
Thank You for Your Cooperation
— Management