What to do if you forget Bismillah while slaughtering animals

Today's Masala Your Question (64020) What to do if you forget Bismillah while slaughtering animals Answer:

If Bismillah is forgotten at the time of slaughter, the slaughter becomes valid. Slaughtered animals and birds do not become haram because of forgetting 'Bismillah'. However, it will be forbidden to eat the animal if it is deliberately released. So you have to be careful in this case. When Ibrahim Nakha'i (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about slaughtering without reciting Bismillah by mistake, he said, "There is no problem in it." -Musannaf Abdur Razzaq 8540; Sharhu Mukhtasarit Tahawi 7/232 ... Answered by: Mufti Saiduzzaman Qasemi Ustajul Ifta, Jamia Imam Bukhari, Uttara, Dhaka.