Shariah Board, New York presents I NEED TO KNOW MY DEEN series 1
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
The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ر ز ق ن اك م م ا ات ط ي ب م ن ك ل وا آ م ن وا ذ ين أ ي ه اال ي ا 1. O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)we have provided to you and be grateful to Allah (al-baqarah:172) ت ٱلط ي ب ل ك م أ ح ل ق ل ل ه م أ ح ل م اذ آ ل ون ك ي س 2. They ask you as to what has been made lawful for them. Say, Made lawful for you are good things (al-maa idah: 4) 3
The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws تأكلواممالميذكراسماهللعليهفإنهفسق وال 3. Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin... (al-an aam:121) و آف ص ع ل يہ ا ٱ لل ٱسم ف ٱذ ك ر وا 4. So recite the name of Allah over them as they are lined up (for sacrifice) (al-hajj:36) 4
The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws م ن ع ٱ ل ب ه يم ة م ن ر ز ق ه م م ا ع ل ى ٱ لل ٱسم وا ي ذ ك ر ك ال م نس ج ع ل ن ا أ م ة و ل ڪ ل 5. For every Ummah (religious community) We prescribed the act of sacrifice, so that they recite Allah s name over the provision He gave them from the cattle. (al-hajj:34) ه ع ل ي آء ٱف ت ر ع ل يه ا ٱ لل ٱسم ي ذ ك ر ون ال و أ ن ع م ظ ه ور ه ا ح ر م ت و أ ن ع م 6. and there are cattle over which they do not pronounce the name of Allah, all being fabrications against Him. (al-an aam:138) 5
The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ن ق ة خ و ٱل م ن ب ه ۦ ٱ لل ل غ ير أ ه ل و م ا ٱل خ نز ير م و ل ح و ٱلد م ٱل م يت ة ك م ع ل ي ح ر م ت ت م ذ ك ي م ا إ ال ع ب ٱلس أ ك ل و م ا و ٱلن ط يح ة و ٱل م ت ر د ي ة و ٱل م وق وذ ة 7. 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
The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ٱ لل ل غ ير ب ه ۦ أ ه ل و م ا ٱل خ نز ير و ل حم و ٱلد م ٱل م يت ة ڪ م ع ل ي ح ر م إ ن م ا 8. 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) ب ه ٱ لل ل غ ير أ ه ل و م ا ٱل خ نز ير و ل حم و ٱلد م ٱل م يت ة ڪ م ع ل ي ح ر م إ ن م ا 9. He has but prohibited for you the carrion, the blood, the flesh of swine and what has been invoked upon with a name other than that of Allah (al-nahl:115) ه ع ل ي ٱ لل م ٱس م م اذ ك ر ت أ ڪ ل وا أ ال ل ك م و م ا 10. What should cause you to avoid eating of that upon which the name of Allah has been invoked (al-an aam:119) 7
The Need to Eat Halal : هريرةقالقالرسولاهللصلىاهللعليهوسلم عنأبي»»إناهللتعالىطيباليقبلإالطيبا 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) 8
The Need to Eat Halal ات»وإناهللأمرالمؤمنينبماأمربهالمرسلينفقالتعالى: 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) 9
BECOME MUSTAJAB AD-DA WAAT (He Whose Dua is Accepted)» الد ع و ة اب ت ج م س ت ك ن م ط ع م ك أ ط ب س ع د»ي ا 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) 10
A Traveler s Dua Unanswered»ذكرالرجليطيلالسفرأشعثأغبريمديديهإلىالسماء ياربيارب ومطعمه حرامومشربهحراموملبسهحراموغذيبالحرامفأنىيستجابله» 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) 11
Will Not Enter Jannah» بالحرام غذي جسد الجنة يدخل»ال The body which has been nourished with Haram WILL NOT ENTER JANNAH. (Baihaqi, 6110) 12
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) 13
Definitions Halal: permissible, lawful Haram: impermissible, unlawful, prohibited 14
Principles of Halal and Haram In the Shariah, the basic rules about Muslim s diet are: ONLY Tayyib is halal Khabeeth is haram 15
Principles of Halal and Haram الحرمة اللحوم وفي اإلباحة ا لشياء في ا لصل 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) 16
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 17
Are there dietary laws in Islam? ه و ٱل ذ ى خ ل ق ل ك م م ا ف ى ٱ ل رض ج م يع ا It is He who created for you all that the earth contains (Surah al-baqarah:29) 18
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 19
Are there dietary laws in Islam?»منصلى صالتناواستقبلقبلتناوأكلذبيحتنافذلك المسلمالذيلهذمةاهللوذمة رسوله» 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) 20
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 21
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 22
The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #1: The method of slaughtering 23
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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 25
The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #2: Tasmiyyah: Mentioning the Name of Allah verbally at the time of each slaughter 26
The Conditions of Zabiha #2: Mentioning the Name of Allah وال تأكلوا مما لم يذكر اسم اهلل عليه فإنه فسق Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin... (al-an aam:121) 27
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 28
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 29
The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #3: The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab 30
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 31
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. 32
1. Machine Slaughter and what is labeled as Halal in the market 2. Does Kosher mean Halal? 3. THREE out of the FOUR main veins MUST be cut 33
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) 34
Further Problem THE MACHINE SLAUGHTERING PROCESS 35
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". 36
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.288-289) 37
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 38
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. 39
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) 40
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). 41
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. 42
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. 43
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: http://www.religiousrules.com/judaismfood17slaughter.htm#_ftn5 44
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 45
THREE out of the FOUR main veins MUST be cut 1. Trachea 2. Esophagus 3. Juglar Vein #1 4. Juglar Vein #2 This is an essential point to remember when visiting the live poultry. 46
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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 49
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 50
SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION Alhamdulillah, Shariah Board, New York provides the Muslim community with substantial information concerning slaughtered meat which is available for consumption SBNY is authorized by the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets to certify businesses as serving Halal 51
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 52
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 53
SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY certifies ONLY hand slaughtered zabiha halal meat and does NOT certify any machine slaughtering Certificates are granted for 1-year, in the term of which frequent random inspections are conducted The slaughtering process, processing of meat, production records, packing, retail merchandise, verbal testimonials, and related invoices are audited on random inspections 54
SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION Certification is free of cost, there are absolutely no charges whatsoever, solely for the benefit of the ummah, thus there are no conflict of interests Monitoring and Certification begins only by the request and consent of the business; SBNY does not go to certify any business without a prior application from that business requesting our services 55
What can we do? 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 Zabiha Halal, then a proper Halal market can be established inshaallah, and all fraud will be removed 56
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 57
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