Foods and Drinks

Ruling on slaughtering for the sake of others than Allah and types of slaughter

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "I have a retail business, which during there holiday I carry there goods, like Christmas decoration, mothers day, Easter, Halloween, etc. Is this prohibited that I use to own a supermarket once I sold it and I didn’t want to get in to that again cause sold beer and pork. Also brother I hope you don’t mind mentioning some of the items I sale, tell me if its prohibited condoms, ceramic figures, cigarettes, lottery, medicine some contain alcohol, or the gel tablets, candy that may or my not have any prohibition in it, toothpaste, some of these items are prohibited for us to use but can it be sold to the kafir since they the only customers."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “Here in America, they sell meat that is frozen and we do not know who slaughtered it or how it was slaughtered. Can we eat it?”

This is a book translated into Russian confirms that Allah characterized us with the blessing of mind and reflection to distinguish between goodness and evilness, beauty and ugliness. Having alcohol and drugs is against the human nature. It is a habit from the pre-Islam tradition that Islam forbade and showed a punishment. This book illustrates that alcohol is the key to all evil.

Shaikh Bin Baz answer this question: What is the ruling on the Husseiniyahs of the Raafidis and the things that are done there such as slapping and scratching the cheeks, wailing, rending one’s garments and beating oneself, sometimes with chains, whilst calling upon the dead and the noble Ahl al-Bayt (members of the Prophet’s household) for help?.

Two articles in English in which the author mentions some Islamic texts that discuss the issue of intoxicants and show their adverse effects as understood by statistics across the world.

An episode in English of the program "The Dean Show," in which the guest medical Dr. Muhammad Khan shows why Muslims eat halal (permissible) meat. It is unbelievable to see how these animals submit when Muslims mention Allah’s word over them.

An episode in English of the program "The Dean Show," in which the guest Mr. Keenan Penson relates his story of being a Muslim. He found peace, happiness, and more love in Islam than he ever had in life before.

Dr Zakir Naik Debate with Rashmibhai Zaveri, A Public Dialogue to Understand Each Other Viewpoint. IS NON-VEG FOOD PERMITTED OR PROHIBITED FOR A HUMAN BEING?

Dr Zakir Naik Debate with Rashmibhai Zaveri, A Public Dialogue to Understand Each Other Viewpoint. IS NON-VEG FOOD PERMITTED OR PROHIBITED FOR A HUMAN BEING?

This is an article in Telugu refutes some misconceptions about food in Islam.

1-God allows us to enjoy all the good lawful things and forbids us to partake of those things that are harmful to our beliefs, health, well being, or morals. 2-Pigs harbour bacterial diseases, parasites, and viruses.

An explanation of matters relating to food, the importance of being aware of lawful and unlawful foods, the extent to which food may cause our supplications to be answered by Allah and some etiquette of food and drink in Islam. The book also delineates the rulings of dress in Islam and makes mention of some forbidden types of clothing

A lecture in English in which Sh. Mahmoud Reda Murad shows some wrong habits followed by some Muslims regarding buying foods in Ramadan. He also mentions briefly some advantages of Ramadan.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Abdullah ibn Jibrin answers the following question, "What is the ruling on eating food prepared for a Christian festival? What is the ruling on accepting their invitation to their celebrations of the birth of the Messiah (peace be upon him) i.e. Christmas celebrations?"

An article in English in which Dr. Bilal Philips explains the danger of drugs and intoxicants on individuals and societies. He stressed that drugs are more forbidden than intoxicants and asked those dealing in these matters to return and repent to Allah.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Bilal Philips confirms that the harms of the swine are so obvious and that it inclines to eat filth foods by nature so we cannot change its behavior. Afterwards, he shows that Allah, the Almighty, could not forbid us from the beneficial but the harmful things.

A short article in English shows the modern science’s attitude towards eating the flesh of the pork and its dangers which were only known after discovery of the microscope. This is counter to the advanced countries’ claims of the possibility of purging it through modern techniques which make the prohibition of pork invalid. Afterwards the author shows the Islamic attitude towards eating the flesh of the pork according to the Quranic verses.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: What about the meat, chicken, and fish we eat in restaurants in non-Islamic countries? They do not remember Allah while slaughtering them. Is it sufficient to remember Allah when eating them?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: Why does Islam forbid the pig even though it is one of Allah's creatures, and why did Allah create the pig then?