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A place where absolutely nothing is known about the source of meat and whether it is halal or not, and it is also not possible to self-slaughter the animal, then the only option remains is to inquire trusted and pious Muslims in the area on the status of that meat.  By trusting their testimony about its authenticity, you can willingly eat that meat. However, in situations like these, fish meat is another good option if available in the market. 

But our observation and experience suggest that it is a common practice by grocery stores to cheat and lie in selling non-Shari’ah slaughtered meat by proclaiming it Shari’ah Halal. Through this disinformation, It gets consumed by Muslims. Therefore, unless confirmed by an authoritative institution or scrutinized through personal research about its spurious nature, such meat should be avoided. 

رجل اشتری من التاجر شیئا ھل یلزمہ السؤال أنہ حلال ام حرام قالوا ینظر ان کان فی بلد وزمان متکان الغالب فیہ ھو الحلال فی السواقھم لیس علی المشتری ان یسال انہ حلال ام حرام وبین الحکم  علی الظاہر وان کان الغالب ھو الحرام اوکان البائع وجلایبیع الحلال والحرام یحتاط  ویسال انہ حلال ام حرام (ھندیۃ فتاویٰ)

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