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1 presents I NEED TO KNOW MY DEEN series 1

2 Questions to Answer 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? 2

3 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws أ رض ح ل ال ط ي ب ا و ل ت ت ب ع وا خ ط و ٲ ت ي أ ي ه ا ٱلن اس ك ل وا م م ا ف ى ٱ أ ل م ب ي ن أ يط ن إ ن ه ل ك م ع د و ٱلش 1. O people, eat permissible good things out of what lies in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan); indeed, he is an open enemy for you. (al-baqarah:168) ي ا أ ي ه اال ذ ين آ م ن وا ك ل وا م ن ط ي ب ات م ا ر ز ق ن اك م 2. O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)we have provided to you and be grateful to Allah (al-baqarah:172) 3

4 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ي أ ي ہ ا ٱلر س ل ك ل وا م ن ٱلط ي ب ت و ٱعأم ل وا ص ل ح ا إ ن ى ب م ات أ عم ل ون ع ل يم 3. O messengers, eat from the good things, and act righteously. Of whatever you do, I am fully aware. (al- Mu minoon:51) ي أ س ل ون ك م اذ آ أ ح ل ل ه أ م ق ل أ أ ح ل ل ك م ٱلط ي ب ت 4. They ask you as to what has been made lawful for them. Say, Made lawful for you are good things (al-maa idah: 4) 4

5 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ٱل ذ ين ي ت ب ع ون ٱلر س ول ٱلن ب ى ٱ أ ل م ى ٱل ذ ى ي ج د ون ه ۥ م أكت وب ا ع ند ه أ م ف ى ه م ب ٱلأم أ عر وف و ي أ نہ ٮ ه أ مع ن ٱلأم نڪ ر و ي ح ل ل ه م ٱلت أ ور ٮ ة و ٱ أ ل نج يل ي أأم ر ٱلط ي ب ت و ي ح ر م ع ل أ يه م ٱلأخ ب ٮ ث 5. Those who follow the Messenger, the Ummiyy (unlettered) prophet whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Injil, and who bids them what is fair and forbids what is unfair, and makes lawful for them good things, and makes unlawful for them impure things (al- A raaf:157) 5

6 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ح ر م أت ع ل أ يك م ٱلأم أ يت ة و ٱلد م و ل أ حم ٱلأخ نز ير و م ا أ ه ل ل غ أ ير ٱ لل ب ه ۦ و ٱلأم أ نخ ن ق ة أ يت مأ د ي ة و ٱلن ط يح ة و م ا أ ك ل ٱلس ب ع إ ل م ا ذ ك و ٱلأم أ وق وذ ة و ٱلأم ت ر 6. Prohibited for you are: carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and those upon which (a name) other than that of Allah has been invoked (at the time of slaughter), animal killed by strangulation, or killed by a blow, or by a fall, or by goring, or that which is eaten by a beast unless you have properly slaughtered it; (al-maa idah:3) 6

7 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws و لتأكلواممالميذكراسماهللعليهوإنهلفسق 7. Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin... (al-an aam:121) آء ع ل أ يه و أ نأع م ح ر م أت ظ ه ور ه ا و أ نأع م ل ي أذك ر ون ٱ أ سم ٱ لل ع ل أ يه ا ٱفأت ر 8. and there are cattle over which they do not pronounce the name of Allah, all being fabrications against Him. (al-an aam:138) 7

8 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws إ ن م ا ح ر م ع ل يڪ م ٱلأم يت ة و ٱلد م و ل أ حم ٱلأخ نز ير و م ا أ ه ل أ ب ه ۦ ل غ ير ٱ لل أ أ 9. He has only prohibited for you carrion, blood, the flesh of swine and that upon which a name of someone other than Allah has been invoked. (al-baqarah:173) أ و م ا ل ك م أ ل ت أأڪ ل وا م م اذ ك ر ٱ أ أ سم ٱ لل ع ل يه 10. What should cause you to avoid eating of that upon which the name of Allah has been invoked (al-an aam:119) 8

9 The Need to Eat Halal عنأبيهريرةقالقالرسولاهللصلىاهلل عليهوسلم : «إن اهلل تعالى طيب ل يقبل إ ل طيبا» Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: Allah, the Almighty, is tayyib (pure) and accepts only that which is tayyib. (Sahih Muslim, 1015) 9

10 The Need to Eat Halal ات «وإناهللأمرالمؤمنين بماأمربهالمرسلينفقالتعالى: ي ا أ ي ه ا الر س ل ك ل وا م ن الط ي ب و اع م ل وا ص ال ح ا إ ن ي ب م ا ت ع م ل ون ع ل يم. وقالتعالى: ي ا أ ي ه اال ذ ين آ م ن وا ك ل وا م ن ات م ا ر ز ق ن اك م ط ي ب». )رواهمسلم ) 1015 Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the Messengers, and the Almighty has said: O messengers, eat from the good things, and act righteously. (al-mu minoon:51) O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)we have provided to you and be grateful to Allah (al- Baqarah:172) (Sahih Muslim, 1015) 10

11 BECOME MUSTAJAB AD-DA WAAT (He Whose Dua is Accepted)» ي ا س ع د أ ط ب م ط ع م ك ت ك ن م س ت ج اب الد ع و ة Sayyiduna S'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) 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 (may Allah be pleased with him) to get their Duas answered (Tabrani, 6495) 11

12 A Traveler s Dua Unanswered ذكرالرجليطيلالسفر أشعثأغبر يمديديه إلىالسماءياربيارب ومطعمه حرامومشربهحرام وملبسه حرام وغذيبالحرام فأنىيستجابله» The Messenger (Allah bless him and 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, 1015) 12

13 Will Not Enter Jannah ل يدخل الجنة جسد غذي بالحرام» The body which has been nourished with Haram «WILL NOT ENTER JANNAH. (Baihaqi, 6110) 13

14 Good Deeds Unaccepted و ال ذ ي ن ف س م ح م د ب ي د ه إ ن ال ع ب د ل ي ق ذ ف الل ق م ة ال ح ر ام ف ي ج و ف ه م ا ي ت ق ب ل م ن ه ع م ل أ ر ب ع ين ي و م ا» The Prophet (peace be upon him): I swear by Him in whose hands the soul of Muhammad lies, verily a servant (of Allah) puts a haram (impermissible) food morsel in his stomach (due to which) no good deed is accepted from him for 40 «days (Tabrani, 6395) 14

15 A Date Taken Out The Beloved Prophet (s) once saw Sayyiduna Hasan (r) pick up a date and put it in his mouth. He immediately took it out of Hasan s mouth because there was doubt about its source. 15

16 A Bite Thrown Up Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ate a bite of food in extreme hunger. When he found out it was doubtful, he forced himself to throw up. 16

17 The Stolen Goat Imam Abu Haneefah (rh) avoided goat meat for many years because one goat was stolen in his neighborhood and the goat meat in the market could possibly come from that goat. 17

18 A Doubtful Apple Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (rh) s father Abu Salih Jangidost (rh) once picked up an apple from a flowing river and ate it. When he realized it could belong to someone else, he went and asked forgiveness from the possible owner. The owner stipulated that he has to marry his blind, mute, handicapped daughter (to test his Taqwa). In fear of the repercussions of eating this apple in the Akhirah, he agreed, only to find out the daughter was completely of the opposite condition. 18

19 A Week of Evil Temptations Shaykh Ya qub Nanotawi (rh) once attended an invitation and began to eat. After eating only a bite, he suddenly left the gathering. After one week, he said to his students, I have been afflicted with evil temptations for the past week due to the (doubtful) bite of food I ate at that invitation. 19

20 A Pious Father A father enrolled his son to study the Deen and prohibited him from eating meat from the market. Reason: Doubtful food prevents knowledge. 20

21 Yearly Invitation Shaykh Qasim Nanotawi (rh) used to wait an entire year to receive a yearly invitation from a poor man who had pure earnings. He used to say: Due to this pure (completely Halal) food, I get energy to stand the entire night in Tahajjud. 21

22 Only Pure Halal Mufti Muzaffar Hussain (rh) was known to naturally throw up any food that was not purely Halal. 22

23 Definitions Halal: permissible, lawful Haram: impermissible, unlawful, prohibited 23

24 Principles of Halal and Haram In the Shariah, the basic rules about Muslim s diet are: ONLY Tayyib is halal Khabeeth is haram 24

25 Principles of Halal and Haram ا لصل في ا لشياء ا لباحة وفي اللحوم الحرمة The principle in all things is permissibility (allowed) (unless proven otherwise) The principle in meat is impermissibility (haram) (unless proven otherwise) & (Upon the consensus of the major ulama of all four mazhahib of Fiqh) 25

26 Principles of Halal and Haram It is not necessary to consume all that which is halal HOWEVER It is absolutely necessary to avoid all that which is haram - Shaikhul Islam Hazrat Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, may Allah increase his life and knowledge 26

27 Are there dietary laws in Islam? ه و ٱل ذ ى خ ل ق ل ك م م ا ف ىٱ أ أ ل رض ج م يع ا It is He who created for you all that the earth contains (Surah al-baqarah:29) 27

28 Are there dietary laws in Islam? There two types of issues in Islam: Umoor Ta abbudiyyah: those issues related to ibadah (worship) Umoor Adiyah: those issues related to everyday life, unrelated to ibadah (worship) THE DIETARY LAWS OF ISLAM ARE AMONG THE Umoor Ta abbudiyyah 28

29 Are there dietary laws in Islam? من صلى صالتناواستقبلقبلتناوأكل ذبيحتنافذلك المسلمالذيلهذمةاهللوذمةرسوله» «The one who prays our salat, faces our Qiblah, and eats our zabiha, he is the Muslim who is under the protection of Allah and His Messenger (s) (Bukhari, 391) 29

30 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #1: THREE out of the FOUR main veins of the animal s throat MUST be cut Condition #2: Tasmiyyah: Mentioning the Name of Allah verbally at the time of each slaughter Condition #3: The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab 30

31 The Conditions of Zabiha ALL THREE CONDITIONS MUST BE MET AT ONCE If any one condition is NOT MET, the meat will NOT be considered ZABIHA HALAL 31

32 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #1: The method of slaughtering 32

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34 The Conditions of Zabiha #1 THREE out of the FOUR main veins of animal s throat MUST be cut: 1. Trachea (windpipe) 2. Esophagus (foodpipe) 3. Juglar Vein #1 4. Juglar Vein #2 34

35 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #2: Tasmiyyah: Mentioning the Name of Allah verbally at the time of each slaughter 35

36 The Conditions of Zabiha #2: Mentioning the Name of Allah و ل تأكلوا مما لم يذكر اسم اهلل عليه وإنه لفسق Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin... (al-an aam:121) 36

37 The Conditions of Zabiha #2: Mentioning the Name of Allah Mentioning the Name of Allah ( Bismillah ) verbally is required at the time of each slaughter If the butcher intentionally leaves out Bismillah, the meat is HARAM Any animal upon which Bismillah is not mentioned at the time of slaughter intenionally, is considered maitah (carrion) If the butcher unintentionally forgets Bismillah, there is no problem with meat 37

38 The Deception that We Have Befallen Prohibited for you are: Maitah (carrion), blood, the flesh of swine, and those upon which (a name) other than that of Allah has been invoked (at the time of slaughter) (al-maa idah:3) Allah mentions the meat of swine third, after Maitah (carrion) and blood, indicating that avoiding the first two is even more serious than pork The meat upon which the name of Allah was not pronounced at slaughter time (Maitah) is worse than pork 38

39 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #3: The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab 39

40 The Conditions of Zabiha #3: The Butcher must be Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab If one does not know who slaughtered the animal, further researched MUST be done before eating Imported meat will be judged by the place from which it came 40

41 Is there a difference between Halal and Zabiha? Those animals declared as Halāl, if they have been slaughtered according to Zabīha rules, only then consuming their meat is Halāl. If they have not been slaughtered as per Shar i rules, then that meat cannot be called Halāl, it would be considered as Maitah (Carrion) which is Haram. Note: This clearly proves that there are no difference of Halāl and Zabīha meat in Islam. 41

42 1. Machine Slaughter and what is labeled as Halal in the market 2. Does Kosher mean Halal? 3. Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! 42

43 Machine Slaughter Machine-slaughtered meat is labeled HALAL in great abundance The ulama state that machine-slaughtered meat is NOT HALAL If more than one animal is slaughtered at one time, Bismillah must be pronounced separately on each animal (adapted from Fatwa Rahimiyyah, vol. 10, pg. 80) 43

44 Further Problem THE MACHINE SLAUGHTERING PROCESS 44

45 A Solution 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". 45

46 Cont. 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 ) 46

47 Does Kosher mean Halal? The food (slaughtered meat) of Ahlul Kitab (People of the Book) is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. (al-maa idah:5) The food of the Christians and Jews, even with their distorted beliefs, is considered Halal for Muslims 47

48 Are There Any Conditions? The same conditions that are stipulated in an Islamic Slaughter, according to the Quran and Sunnah, are also the conditions for the people of the Book. 48

49 Proof from Quran Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin... (al-an aam:121) 49

50 Proof From Our Scholars 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). 50

51 Today: Christians 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. 51

52 And their Iman? 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. 52

53 The Kosher Slaughter 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. 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: 53

54 So Does Kosher mean Zabiha? KOSHER does NOT necessarily mean ZABIHA. KOSHER has its own respective standards but does NOT necessarily conform with ZABIHA requirements KOSHER is a general term for that which is allowed in the Jewish faith. So, there are Kosher foods, wines, businesses, etc. In order for a Muslim to consume meat, it MUST meet ZABIHA requirements 54

55 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! باب ذ ب يح ة العر ا ب و ن ح و ه م: IN SAHIH AL-BUKHARI: ع ن ع ائ ش ة رضى اهلل عنها أ ن ق و م ا ق ال وا ل لن ب ي صلى اهلل ه عليهوسلم إ ن ق و م ا ي أ ت ون ا ب الل ح م ل ن د ر ي أ ذ ك ر اس م ا لل ع ل ي أ م ل ف ق ال " س م واع ل ي ه أ ن ت م و ك ل وه ". ق ال ت و ك ان وا ح د يث ي ع ه د ب ال ك ف ر. ) )صحيح البخاري:

56 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! IN SAHIH AL-BUKHARI: Chapter: The animals slaughtered by Bedouins or the like. Narrated by Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her: A group of people said to the Prophet, "Some people bring us meat and we do not know whether they have mentioned Allah's Name or not on slaughtering the animal." He said, "Mention Allah's Name on it and eat." Those people had embraced Islam recently. (Sahih al-bukhari:5507) 56

57 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! There two types of issues in Islam: Umoor Ta abbudiyyah: those issues related to ibadah (worship) Umoor Adiyah: those issues related to everyday life, unrelated to ibadah (worship) THE DIETARY LAWS OF ISLAM ARE AMONG THE Umoor Ta abbudiyyah 57

58 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! This ruling is only for meat slaughtered UNDOUBTEDLY by Muslims Meat from other sources is not included in this ruling 58

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60 The Problem The percentage of meat labeled as HALAL is much less than the HARAM meat in the market Regarding the meat which is labeled as HALAL : It based on trust Unfortunately, deception is a normal business practice 60

61 A Solution Awareness of the issues and challenges with the halal market is necessary There is a great need to have an alternative available to the unmonitored, uninspected, controversial halal meat labels prevalent in the market 61

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63 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY Zabiha Monitoring & Certification is a process of evaluation and confirmation through investigation and inspection, that a Halal animal or bird has met the Shar ee requirements of slaughter of Zabiha. The certification is a statement that the Zabiha process is being independently monitored by the staff or a representative of SBNY Zabiha Monitoring Committee. The Certificate of Zabiha Halal confirms that the cattle and/or poultry meet the strictest standards of hand-slaughtered Zabiha 63

64 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY certifies and monitors the entire chain, from the slaughterhouse to the processing plant, to the distributor to retailer/restaurant If there is any link in the chain which not certified by SBNY, the levels after it cannot be certified 64

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68 This is our Deen 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 68

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