Tag: Food and Drink

Questions and Answers Concerning the Meat of the Ahl al-Kitāb

​ Yes, eating the poultry is permissible because that which is slaughtered by the ahl al-Kitāb today is just as what was slaughtered by ahl al-Kitāb in the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) Al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn The following questions are posed: [Q1]: Is it permissible to eat poultry which is sold in the markets on the basis that it is the meat of the People of the Book…or is it impermissible on the basis that it is a carcass slaughtered by unknown means (i.e. it was it done by cutting off the head or electrocution or some such means.) and are the Ahl al-Kitāb today truly...

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Beware of Overeating

Thus, it is incumbent upon an individual to take heed of this prophetic moral and to not be excessive when it comes to eating or his desires. In addition to this, if a person reaches a point where he is extremely greedy regarding food then it is likely that the ḥalāl will not suffice him, hence he will set out seeking the ḥarām so he can fulfill his (evil) cravings. Al-ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān In the name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, Bestower of Mercy, Ḥadīth #1476: On the authority of al-Miqdām ibn Maʿdīkarib, raḍī Allāhu ʿanhu, who said: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “No...

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