A KIND REMINDER TO THE UMMAH…
Do not ruin your Ibaadat – Taraweeh, Fasting, Du’a, Thikrullah, Tilaawat, Tahajjud, Nafl Salaah etc. in Ramadhaan with Haraam and doubtful mince in your Samoosas and savouries!
HARAAM FOOD
Meat / Mince for Ramadhaan savouries: This includes chicken, mutton and beef.
Chickens which are STUNNED prior to slaughter as well as commercially slaughtered at plants (Early-Bird, Rainbow and all other similar plants), have been discovered to be HARAAM.
Beef and mutton animals are stunned prior to slaughter at abattoirs. Numerous animals (especially chickens) are killed prior to slaughter by the Haraam stunning process at these plants.
In Islam, it is Haraam to inflict any injury to animals prior to slaughtering them.
Furthermore, we are required to abstain from even Mushtabah (Doubtful) things. Yet most Muslims nowadays consume ‘foods’ which have been proven to be Haraam, especially meat and chicken.
“…Whoever abstains from doubtful has saved his Deen and his honour, and whoever falls into doubtful falls (very soon) into Haram…” (Bukhari)
Hence, shops, BUTCHERS, take-aways and restaurants which sell such meats are Haraam! Don’t ruin your Ibaadat of Ramadhaan!
By eating Halaal food, Insha Allah, the Noor of Ibaadat, Tilaawat, Taraweeh, fasting and other Nafl Ibaadaat will be perceived in Ramadhaan.
May Allah Ta’ala guide us, Aameen.
DU’AS NOT ACCEPTED
Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam said, “Allah is Tayyib (Pure) and accepts only that which is Tayyib. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He has commanded the Messengers. Allah Ta’ala has said: “O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibaat, and perform righteous deeds.” (Mu’minoon, 51). Allah Ta’ala has said: “O you who believe! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you.” (Baqarah,172).”
Then Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam mentioned (the state) of a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O Rabb! O Rabb!”, while his food is Haraam, his drink is Haram, his clothing is Haram, and he has been nourished with Haram. How can his Du’a be answered?” (Muslim)
It is therefore very important that we ensure we consume Halaal and Tayyib food, especially so that our Du’as in Ramadhaan and on Laylatul-Qadr are accepted.
Don’t place any trust on any ‘Halaal’ logo! Haraam doesn’t become Halaal by a mere logo!
The minimum that can be said of the commercially slaughtered chickens and beef slaughtered at commercial abattoirs and sold at butchers and marked as ‘Halaal’ is that they are doubtful!
Therefore, don’t ruin your Ramadhaan’s Ibaadat by consuming Haraam and doubtful meat used in your savouries! Don’t be misled by a ‘Halaal’ certificate and logo!