Transcript Got Halal? - Muhammadi Masjid

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I NEED TO KNOW MY DEEN series
Questions to Answer
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 What does 100% Halal mean?
 What does Zabiha Halal mean?
 Why is it a MUST to consume Halal and ONLY
Halal?
 What are the harms of consuming Haram?
 Is the meat of Ahlul Kitab (the People of the Book)
permissible?
First and Foremost
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 Principles of Halal and Haram
 The principle in all things is permissibility (unless
proven otherwise)
&
 The principle in meat is that is Haram (unless
proven otherwise)
The Importance of An Islamic Diet
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 Firstly: Is there any consideration in Islam towards
dietary laws?
 1) There are clearly animals which are Haraam and
animals which are Halal, expressed in the Quran.
Allah says: “Forbidden unto you (for food) are
carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, on which has been
invoked the name of others than Allah…” (Quran
5:3)
Through the Sunnah
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 2) Slaughtering Animals according to Shariah is one
of the distinguishing factors of Islam:
 The Prophet (SAW) said: "Anyone who testifies that
there is no god but Allah, faces our qibla, prays our
prayer and eats what we slaughter is a Muslim. He
is owed what is owed to any Muslim and has the
same obligations as any other Muslim.“ (Sahih
Bukhari)
Logically it is Part of Islam
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 3) Islam is a way of life: This includes all aspects,
social, economic & spiritual. This is common sense
then that there should also be laws upon our food
consumption as well.
Which meat is Haram?
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 “Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion, blood, the
flesh of swine, on which has been invoked the name of
others than Allah, the strangled, and the dead through
beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and
that which has been killed by (the goring of) horns, and
the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which you make
lawful (by slaughtering)...” (Quran 5:3).
 These items are either:
 1) Physically detrimental
 2) Spiritually evil
The Deception that We
Have Befallen
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 Since the Ahl-Kitaab “supposedly” are only not
allowed to eat swine, it is also believed by Muslims
that this is the only food that we have to avoid
 But Allah mentions the meat of swine third, after
carrion and blood, indicating it is not as serious to
avoid as the first two.
 The first two have to deal with our slaughter: if an
animal is slaughtered improperly, either it is
considered carrion, or blood is still stuck in the
animal, which is also Haraam.
The Rules of Halal Slaughter
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 1)Three of the four main veins must be cut with a
knife, blade or any tool that is sharp and has a
cutting edge
 2) The name of Allah must be pronounced at the
time of slaughtering, whether actually or effectively
(such as when it is forgotten by someone who would
normally have said it);
 3) The slaughterer must be either a Muslim or from
the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab). (See: alHaskafi and ibn Abidin in Radd al-Muhtar ala alDurr al-Mukhtar)
A Traveler’s Dua Unanswered
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 Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) narrates
that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace)
said:
 “Allah the Almighty is pure and accepts only that which is
pure. Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he
commanded the Messengers,
 and the Almighty has said: “O Messengers! Eat of the pure
things and do right”. And Allah the Almighty has said: “O you
who believe! Eat of the pure things We have provided you.”
 Then he (Allah bless him & give him peace) mentioned (the
case of) a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and
dusty and who spreads out his hands to the heavens (saying):
“O Lord! O Lord!” — while his food is unlawful, his drink
unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished
unlawfully, so how can he be answered!” (Sahih Muslim)
Good Deeds Unaccepted
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 The Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): “I swear
by Him in whose hands the soul of Muhammad lies,
verily a servant (of Allah) tosses a haram
(impermissible) food morsel in his stomach (due to
which) no good deed is accepted from him for 40
days” (Tabrani 6395)
Benefits of Consuming Halal
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 The beauty of eating Halal:
 Sayyiduna S'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (radhiallahu anhu)
relates that the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa sallam)
said “O S'ad purify your food (and as a result) you
will become one whose supplications are accepted.”
 People used to flock to Sayyiduna Sa’d (RA) to get
their Duas answered
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Conditions
Proof from Quran
Proof from Scholars
From their Books
Final Word from Quran
Today’s Times
2) The Ahl al-Kitaab
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“The food (slaughtered meat) of the people of
the Book is lawful for you, and your food is
lawful for them.” (Quran 5:5)
The food of the Christians and Jews, even
with their distorted beliefs, is considered
Halal for Muslims
Seems straight forward…but…
Are There Any Conditions?
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The same conditions that are stipulated
in an Islamic Slaughter, according to
the majority opinion of the scholars, are
also the conditions for the people of
the Book.
Proof from Quran
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“Eat not (of meats) on which
Allah's name has not been
pronounced, and surely it is a
sin...” (Quran 6:121).
Cont.
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2) Then Allah continues to say “and surely it
is a sin.”
This is clear that meat which Allah’s name is
not pronounced on it is Haram and sinful to
eat
 Allah mentioned this part of the Ayah to
remove any doubt that meat not pronounced
upon is not permissible to eat.
Proof From Our Scholars
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Ibn Kathir: These are lawful for Muslims
because they consider slaughtering animals
for anyone other than Allah as unlawful and
do not invoke any name other than that of
Allah on animals they slaughter - even if they
believe in things about Almighty Allah from
which the great Creator is free and far above
(Ibn Kathir, p. 19, v. 3).
Proof From Our Scholars
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 Al-Bahr al-Muhit: “And they believe: If a Kitabi (of
the People of the Book) were to omit the name of
Allah while slaughtering an animal, or were to
invoke upon it a name other than that of Allah, it is
not permissible to eat it. And this is the saying of
Abu ad-Darda, Ubadah ibn Samit and a group of the
Sahabah. And this is also the belief of Abu Hanifah,
Abu Yusuf, Muhammad, Zafar and Malik. However,
An-Nakha'ii and Ath-Thawri rule the eating of it as
Makruh (reprehensible).” (pg. 431, v. 5)
Proof From Their Books
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 "And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself (carrion),
and the fat of that which is torn with beasts (mauqudhah),
may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat
of it." (Leviticus 7:24)
 "That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from
blood, and from things strangled (munkhaniqah), and
from fornication." (Acts 15:29)
 "But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice,
they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not
that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot
drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils." (I
Corinthians 10:20, 21)
Comparison
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Quran
 “Forbidden unto you
(for food) are carrion…
 Blood…
 …on which has been
invoked the name of
others than Allah…
 the strangled, and the
dead through beating…”
(Quran 5:3).
Their Books
 "And the fat of the beast
that dieth of itself
(carrion)”
 “…and from blood…”
 “they sacrifice to devils,
and not to God”
 “and from things
strangled…”
 “that which is torn with
beasts…”
In Conclusion
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 There is a consensus that through the Quran, the
food of Ahlul Kitab is permissible to consume.
 However, their food is an exception to the rule, and
not the generality of it.
 They also must follow rules in order to make their
food Halaal.
Today: Christians
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Mufti Rasheed in ‘Ahsan al-Fatawa’ writes
about how he sent letters to the major
Christian seminaries, including the Vatican,
asking about if they have any dietary laws
pertaining to animal slaughter.
They responded in the negative, saying that
they do not have any rules for sacrificing an
animal.
And their Iman?
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This is from common knowledge that a good
majority of Christians are atheists in belief. In
other words, they are far from sanctifying
their food by using the Oneness of God.
Jews
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 “Before performing ritual slaughter, it is necessary to
recite the blessing, “Blessed are You, O Lord our
God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us
with His commandments and has commanded us
concerning ritual slaughter.” However, if the
blessing is not recited, it is still permitted to eat the
meat.”
 “this blessing covers all the animals slaughtered in
that period.”
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MT Book 5, The Book of Holiness, Sefer Kedushah; Treatise 3, Laws Concerning Shehitah (Shechitah, Ritual
Slaughter); Chapter 1, sec 2 (pages 506M 259Y) - See more at:
http://www.religiousrules.com/Judaismfood17slaughter.htm#_ftn5
Machine Slaughter
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 “Normally, chickens are transported to the place of
slaughter through a conveyer belt on which the
chickens are hanged upside down with its legs tied
to the hooks on the conveyer. These chickens, after
passing through extremely cold water, arrive at the
place where a gyratory blade or knife cuts the
chickens. Thereafter, the chickens move along to the
other stages of cleaning, cutting, packaging, etc.”
(Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam)
What is the Claim?
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 The question of multiple deaths by a single act was
experienced with hunting and was addressed by
Muslim jurists.
 They decided that the intention of killing game,
regardless of the number of animals killed, in
conjunction with the mention of Allah's name is
sufficient.
 So machines slaughter multiple animals with a
single knife. So it therefore must also be
permissible.
The Answer
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 Hunting is the foundation of the principle here
for multiple deaths. If a hunter shoots an arrow
and manages to kill more than one, then it is
permissible.
 But this is not the case with normal slaughter, a
person must sacrifice each and every animal
individually with the name of Allah.
 Hunting and Slaughtering are two different
cases and cannot be used to cross-extract rulings
Therefore
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This cannot be applied to
machines at all and is a
baseless argument
The Solution
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 Mufti Taqi Usmani: “The only solution to this
problem is that instead of one person, three Muslims
be employed to cut the throats of chicken manually.
They can slaughter the hanging chicken,
alternatively. The speed of the machine need not be
slowed down, nor does the production need to be
reduced. Each one of these three persons will cut the
throats of chickens by pronouncing the name of
Allah".
Cont.
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 “In the way I have suggested, all the process of the
mechanical production will remain as it is. The only
act to be done manually is the act of cutting the
throat without slowing down the machine. You can
see that the separation of liver and some other parts
of chicken is still being done manually, while it does
not in any way, slow down the process. The same
method is suggested for cutting the throat also.”
(Contemporary Fatawa, p.288-289)
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What can we do?
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“The bystander in a scene of oppression is on
the side of the oppressor”
Be aware and demand Halal- “The consumer
is the master of the market”
People are in control of what they eat
If people insist on eating Halal, then a proper
Halal market can be established inshaAllah,
and all fraud will be removed
This is our Deen
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We are Muslim
We are in need of Halal food
We need to be Active to establish this
Umar (RA) used to be active in checking the
markets to ensure nothing Haram was
being sold
Allah purify our food, our hearts, and all of
the Muslims from today till Qiyamah, Ameen
JazakumAllah
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