Animals and Birds: Lawful and Unlawful Meat

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?”

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.

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.

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?