In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Answer:
It is disliked and discouraged to hasten in skinning after slaughtering. Skinning should take place after the animal stops convulsing and only when the animal becomes motionless[i].
The Fiqh (jurisprudence of the answer):
Shariah dictates best practice and excellence (Ihsan) in slaughtering and takes into consideration animal welfare in slaughter. As such, any unnecessary action or hasty action which can lead to unnecessary, potential harm is disliked and discouraged. Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has prescribed excellence in everything…If you have to slaughter, slaughter in the best manner. Let one of you sharpen his knife, so his animal is spared of suffering.” [Sahih Muslim]
And Allah Ta’ālā Alone Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam,
Darul Iftaa Ebrahimiyyah
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[i] (و) كره (النخع) أي الذبح الشديد حتى يبلغ النخاع وهو بالفارسية ” حرام مغز ” (والسلخ قبل أن تبرد) أي تسكن من الاضطراب (درر الحكام شرح غرر الأحكام ج 1 ص 277 دار إحياء الكتب العربية)
(و) كره (قطع الرأس والسلخ قبل أن تبرد والذبح من القفاء) إذ هو عذاب فوق العذاب (مجمع الأنهر في شرح ملتقى الأبحر ج 2 ص 512 دار إحياء التراث العربي)
(وَ كره السَّلْخُ قَبْلَ أن تَبْرُدَ وَكُلُّ تَعْذِيبٍ بِلا فَائِدَةٍ) كقطع الرأس وجرّ ما يريد ذبحه إلى المذبح. ثم الكراهة في هذه لمعنى زيادة الألم قبل الذبح أو بعده فلا يوجب التحريم، بل يوجب التّنزيه لما أخرجه الجماعة عن شدّاد بن أوْس أنّ النبيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إنّ الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء، فإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القِتْلَة، وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذّبِحَة، وليحدّ أحدكم شَفْرتَهَ وليُرِحْ ذبيحته». و«على» في الحديث بمعنى اللام وعلى مقدّرة فيه أي: كتب عليكم بمعنى أوجب. (فتح باب العناية بشرح النقاية(
(و) كره كل تعذيب بلا فائدة مثل (قطع الرأس والسلخ قبل أن تبرد) أي تسكن عن الاضطراب الدر المختار )شرح تنوير الأبصار وجامع البحار (ص: 640 دار الكتب العلمية)