correct. The correct view is that his slaughtered animal is lawful and not disliked; there is no connection between the foreskin and slaughter.

His statement: “or a blind man”: his slaughtered animal is valid if he knows the place of slaughter and strikes it.

“The slaughter of a drunken person, an insane person, an idolater, a Magian, or an apostate is not lawful.”

His statement: “The slaughter of a drunken person is not lawful,” because he is not of sound mind and has no deliberate intent.

His statement: “or an insane person”: his slaughter is not lawful, due to the absence of reason.

His statement: “or an idolater”: this is one who worships idols. His slaughter is not valid because he is neither a Muslim nor one of the People of the Book. Thus, the slaughter of one who worships an idol, an angel, or a prophet is not valid. Likewise, one who worships Allah but also supplicates to the Prophet ﷺ has an unlawful slaughtered animal; and similarly, one who worships Allah while supplicating to a righteous saint—his slaughtered animal is not lawful.

This issue is problematic, because in some Muslim lands there are people who invoke graves and the dead and seek their aid, even when they are far away from them. You may find one of them invoking a righteous saint or the Prophet, or invoking Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and the like. This is shirk. Whoever is in such a state, his slaughtered animal is not lawful, because he is a polytheist, even if he worships Allah through prayer, zakah, fasting, and pilgrimage. For Allah, Most High, says:

“Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him.” [al-Nisa’ 4:48]

Thus, Allah does not forgive shirk, neither as a legal ruling nor in recompense. Accordingly, no act of worship is valid from a polytheist, nor is any deed valid from him for which Islam is a condition.

His statement: “or a Magian”: this is one who worships fire, and he is mentioned alongside the idolater