Food Laws

Appendices 8

Appendix 16, Dietary Prohibition

God is extremely displeased with those who prohibit anything that the Quran does not specifically prohibit.“The Quran teaches that God is extremely displeased with those who prohibit anything that was not specifically prohibited in the Quran (16:112-116).”

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In his reading of 6:145, one who is forced to eat the prohibited meats, without being malicious or deliberate, finds God Forgiving and Most Merciful.“If one is forced to eat these without being malicious or deliberate, then your Lord is Forgiver, Most Merciful.”

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The meat of pigs is prohibited but not their fat, so using lard in baked goods and other foods does not make those foods prohibited.“These two verses inform us that “the meat” of pigs is prohibited, not “the fat.” Obviously, God knew that in many countries, lard would be used in baked goods and other food products, and that such usage does not render the foods Haraam (prohibited).”

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The Quran specifically prohibits four meats: carrion, running blood, the meat of pigs, and meat blasphemously dedicated to other than God.“The Quran specifically prohibits four meats (2:173, 5:3, 6:142-145, and 16:112):”“I do not find in what was revealed to me anything prohibited for any eater unless it is (1) carrion, (2) running blood, (3) the meat of pigs, for it is unclean, and (4) meat blasphemously dedicated to other than God.”

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The Quran's dietary prohibitions are absolutely specific, so when God prohibits meat He prohibits meat and nothing else, and when He prohibits fat, He prohibits fat.“The absolute specificity of dietary prohibitions in the Quran is best illustrated in 6:145-146. We learn from these two verses that when God prohibits “meat,” He prohibits “meat” and nothing else, and when He prohibits “fat,” that is what He specifically prohibits.”

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Upholding any prohibition not specifically mentioned in the Quran amounts to idolatry, because such prohibitions represent other gods besides God.“The upholding of any prohibitions not specifically mentioned in the Quran is tantamount to idolatry (6:142-152). Such prohibitions represent some other god(s) besides God.”

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Appendix 27, Who Is Your God?

Believers must mention God's name before they eat.“Verse 6:121 enjoins us to mention God’s name before we eat: “You shall not eat from that upon which God’s name has not been mentioned.””

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Appendix 33, Why Did God Send a Messenger Now?

The bizarre dietary system with many prohibitions followed by Muslims violates the Quran.“A bizarre dietary system with multitudes of prohibitions 6:145-150; 16:115-116.”

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Recordings 22

Audio 15 (PL2)

People who prohibit foods God made lawful are like guests who turn their noses up at a meal their host spent all day cooking for them.“is that when you invite some friends and spend the whole day cooking the”“the noses up at your foot how to feed and the same way God gives them cattle”“Imagine when you cook something fantastic and you go get the recipe and everything and then people come in your house and send their noses up.”

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Audio 20 (PL2)

A Muslim who unknowingly eats pork given to him maliciously commits no sin; the harm is on those who acted maliciously.“It is very malicious. I say, the harm is not upon the Muslim who is innocent. It's among those who are malicious. And there is no... There is no sin in it. And Quran says it's very clear. Without being malicious or deliberate, the harm is caused, no sin.”

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Adding dietary prohibitions without authority from God is the work of Satan, who makes people invent lies and attribute them to God.“Without permission from Allah, Himself, 169 say,”“And devil also makes us invent lies,”“and attribute them to God.”

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The Quran prohibits animals that die of themselves, the meat of pigs, and animals sacrificed in a name other than God, but one forced to eat them without being malicious or deliberate commits no sin.“We only need to read it from you, animals that die of themselves.”“God, the meat of pigs, and animals sacrifice in any name, other than God.”“However, if one is forced to eat the fields without being malicious or deliberate, then”

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Audio 28 (PL2)

Doing something prohibited out of necessity, without malice or deliberateness, is not a sin, so the community will not buy insurance unless forced to.“So we will not buy a source until we have to.”“or do anything, if you have to, without being malicious”“or deliberate, then you're not committing a sin.”

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Audio 28 (PL2)

Submitters will not buy insurance unless forced to, because the Quran says doing a prohibited thing under compulsion, without malice or deliberateness, is not a sin.“We will not buy insurance unless we have to.”“Because the Quran says if you have to eat pork or drink wine or do anything,”“if you have to, without being malicious or deliberate, then you're not committing a sin.”

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Audio 37

Only four meats are prohibited: animals that die without human interference, running blood, pork, and animals dedicated to other than God; anything else, including market meat, is lawful.“Number four is animals dedicated to others in God.”“Therefore it is okay.”“Unless it is one of these four, it is hanalnate.”

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The prohibition is on meat dedicated to other than God, not on meat that was not slaughtered in God's name; you mention God's name when you eat it.“Don't say, "Do not eat meat that is dedicated to other one God."”“There's a difference.”“But when you eat it, you mention the name of God on it.”

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Audio 45

Before eating anything, even an egg or an apple, you say the name of God.“Before you eat anything.”“Even an apple.”“Do not eat from that upon which the name of God was not mentioned.”“Yes, you say the name of Allah. You say before you eat it.”

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God prohibits only four meats, including animals that die by themselves, running blood, and animals dedicated to other than God.“God says there are four meats prohibited.”“running blood,”“animals dedicated to other than God.”“These are the fours.”

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Meat at a supermarket that did not die without human interference, is not running blood, and was not dedicated to anyone like Jesus is lawful to eat.“Is it, is that you die without human interference?”“Was it dedicated to Jesus?”“then it is okay.”“Take the form and eat it.”

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Meat does not have to be dedicated to God to be eaten; it only must not be dedicated to anyone else, such as Jesus, Muhammad, or Ali.“Yes. You said we cannot eat meat that's not dedicated to God.”“No, it's not happening to be dedicated to God or to me.”“Right. But it must not be dedicated to other things.”“So you do not eat meat that is dedicated to Jesus or Muhammad or Ali or in memory as well.”

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Prohibiting anything that God did not prohibit is idol worship, because it means another god is making prohibitions for you.“Then you have another God's and prohibited search for life.”“This is idolosis. Prohibition of items of an not prohibited by God is idolosis.”“So, simply, you have some other God who prohibits it there for you.”

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Sectarian lists of forbidden products, such as bans on Ivory soap or Colgate toothpaste, are prohibitions made by some other god.“a list of items of products that you cannot use.”“So the prohibition of ivory is solved for cold-gate toothpaste,”

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The animal offerings are part of God's rituals for our own good; we mention God's name over them, eat from them, and feed the poor and needy, in appreciation.“The animal offerings were included in God's ritual for your own good.”“You shall eat their from and feed the poor and the needy.”“This is why we have subdued them for you that you may show your appreciation.”

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Whoever sacrifices an animal must mention the name of God, because this is taking permission from its only creator, and it may not be sacrificed in the name of anyone else.“This has to do with the certainty that the hat sacrifices however, you are required and I am required to mention the name of God if we are a sacrifice an enemy.”“But what you are doing is you are getting permission from the creator of this animal.”“because God is the only creator of this animal.”“You cannot sacrifice an animal without mentioning the name of God.”

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Essentials of Submission

Only four meats are prohibited: animals that die without human interference, pork, running blood, and animals dedicated to other than God.“The prohibitions are also important. There are four meats that you cannot eat”“for example, and these are number one, animals that die of themselves without”“human interference. Number two, pork, the meat of pigs. Number three, running blood,”“animals dedicated to other than God, that are specifically dedicated to”

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Prohibiting anything the Quran does not prohibit means following another religion and not being a Muslim.“okay you can eat it. If you make it haram, if you prohibit it, then you are”“following some other religion. You are not a Muslim when you do that. So it is”“very important to follow specifically what the Quran prohibits. If you prohibit”

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Sermon, January 1989

The Quran commands us not to eat from that upon which God's name was not mentioned, so one who has God as his God says the Basmalah before eating.“There's a commandment in the Quran that says do not eat from that upon which God's name was not mentioned.”“It's a commandment and if God were your God on Saturday, last Saturday, you said Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim before you ate.”

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Sermon, June 1987

The Quran commands eating and drinking in moderation, not too much.“wa la tusrifu" - eat and drink but in moderation, not too much. And it's a great”

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Sermon, March 1989

It is important not to prohibit things God did not prohibit; God prohibited only the meat of the pig, not things like pig hair brushes.“idol worshipping, and we will not prohibit things that He did not prohibit."”“You prohibit hasp puppies, and the hair brushes that are made of pig hair.”“Even then God prohibited only the meat.”

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Sermon, October 1988

Say In the name of God before eating or drinking anything, since the Quran forbids eating from that upon which God's name is not mentioned, and this covers all food.“Remember there is a verse in Quran that says "Do not eat from that upon which the name”“Do not eat from that and the word "that" covers apples and eggs and bread, everything.”“you eat anything or drink anything you say "Bismillah".”

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Submitters Perspective · April 1991

Of all foods God provides, only four are prohibited, and anyone forced to eat them bears no consequences.“Of all God's p&sions of foods, only four”“are prohibited and if forced to eat these, we”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2002

Forbidding foods God has not forbidden and eating food over which God's name was not mentioned are tools of the Devil.“To forbid foods that are not forbidden by God ( 4:119 )”“Eating food which God’s name has not been mentioned upon ( 6:121 )”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2005

God is not pleased with those who prohibit what the Quran does not specifically prohibit, and no one may declare things lawful or unlawful as lies attributed to God.“The Quran teaches us that God Almighty is not pleased with those who prohibit anything that was not specifically prohibited in the Quran (10:59, 16:35, 16:112-116).”“You shall not utter lies with your own tongues stating: "This is lawful, and this is unlawful," to fabricate lies and attribute them to God.”

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God's name must be mentioned over animals sacrificed as a rite of Hajj, a purpose different from killing animals just for food.“You shall mention God's name on them while they are standing in line.”“So, we need to mention the name of God for sacrificing animals. Clearly, the purpose of killing animals or birds just for eating is quite different than the purpose of sacrificing animals for observing one of the rites of the "hajj" (Pilgrimage) decreed by God Almighty.”

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Meat from animals sacrificed in the name of saints is unlawful.“Many ignorant Muslims sacrifice their animals in the name of their saints and eat from them!!! These meats are "haram" (2:173, 6:145, 16:115).”

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Pig fat is not prohibited, because Quranic prohibitions are specific, naming meat or fat, and pig fat is not specifically prohibited anywhere in the Quran.“The laws of prohibitions in the Quran are very specific. God Almighty prohibits either "the meat" or "the fat" or both.”“Like cattle or sheep fat, the pig fat is not prohibited for us, since it is not specifically prohibited anywhere in the Quran.”

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Pig meat is prohibited because it is contaminated, with dangerous parasites found in the meat and not the fat, and the prohibition also appears in previous scriptures.“It is interesting to know that only pig meat is contaminated and not pig fat!”“Please note that the prohibition against eating pig meat is also mentioned in the previous scriptures (Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8).”

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Soap and toothpaste are not food, so the question of lawful or unlawful does not apply to them.“Soap or toothpaste is not food and the reason for "halal" or "haram" is irrelevant any way for these items.”

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The belief that only slaughter in God's name makes meat lawful, and concern over halal soap or toothpaste, come from hadith and hearsay, not the Quran.“Obviously, their opinions are based on the hadith or hearsay, but not the Quran.”

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The fat of cattle and sheep was prohibited for the Jews as a retribution for their transgressions, but it is not prohibited for us.“and of the cattle and sheep we prohibited the fat, except that which is carried on their backs, or in the viscera, or mixed with bones. That was a retribution for their transgressions, and we are truthful.”“So, according to this verse the fat derived from cattle or sheep is prohibited for Jews but not for us.”

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The food of the people of the scripture is lawful, so meat sold by Christian or Jewish grocers is not unlawful.“Is the meat sold by Christian or Jewish grocery owners really "haram" (unlawful) for consumption? We learn in the Quran:”“Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the scripture is lawful for you...”

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The only prohibited foods are carrion, running blood, pig meat, and animals dedicated to other than God, and God forgives one forced to eat them without deliberate intent.“Say, " I do not find in the revelations given to me any food that is prohibited for any eater except: (1) carrion, (2) running blood, (3) the meat of pigs, for it is contaminated, and (4) the meat of animals blasphemously dedicated to other than God."”“He only prohibits for you dead animals, blood, the meat of pigs, and food which is dedicated to other than God.”

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We should mention God's name before slaughtering to remember God, but each consumer, not the butcher or grocer, is individually responsible for mentioning God's name before eating.“Like any activity, we should pronounce the name of God before we slaughter a bird or an animal for the purpose of remembering God.”“We are individually responsible for mentioning the name of God before eating (5:4, 6:118, 6:119, 6:121)!”“it is not the butchers or the grocery owners but we, the meat consumers, who are individually responsible for consuming "haram" or "halal" food (6:118, 6:119, 6:121).”“Do not eat from that upon which the name of God has not been mentioned, for it is an abomination.”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2013

God commands eating and drinking moderately, and overindulging in anything is bad.“Overindulging in anything is bad and God specifically told us about food.”“And eat and drink moderately; Surely, He does not love the gluttons.”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2015

We are commanded to say In the Name of God before eating, and this remembrance makes our food nourishing for the soul.“We are commanded to say "Bismillah", In the Name of God, before eating.”“This Bimillah, and remembrance of GOD, renders our food nutritious for the soul.”“[ 6:121 ] Do not eat from that upon which the name of GOD has not been mentioned, for it is an abomination.”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2021

God imposes only a few limits on food and drink, and enjoying the many foods He permits recognizes Him as the Most Gracious Provider.“Allowing all the vast array of foods that God has deemed permissible shows recognition that He is the Most Gracious Provider, and that He imposes only a few limits on what to eat or drink in His scripture.”

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One shows appreciation to God by keeping His laws, such as giving Zakat charity whenever one receives money, and by saying God's name before eating.“One way of demonstrating appreciation for His support is to adhere to God’s laws like giving “due alms on the day of harvest” or giving Zakat charity when we receive any provision of money.”“Pronouncing God’s name on anything before it is eaten expresses belief in Him and His revelations.”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2022

Apart from fasting dawn to sunset, God leaves people free to choose what and how much to eat, while avoiding prohibited items and eating and drinking in moderation.“Other than the guideline to fast from dawn to sunset, God gives us the freedom to choose how to go about it, including what to eat and how much to eat.”“Of course, we want to avoid the few prohibited items and eat and drink in moderation, as discussed in the Quran.”“It's good to eat and drink in moderation ( 7:31 ).”

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Submitters Perspective · August 2007

Believers must mention God's name before they eat.“Verse 6:121 enjoins us to mention God's name before we eat: "You shall not eat from that upon which God's name has not been mentioned."”

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Submitters Perspective · August 2008

We say Bismillah before eating, and we need not know how the animal was slaughtered or whether words were said then, since each of us must remember God as we eat.“We begin by saying "Bismillah" before we eat. We don't have to know how the animal was slaughtered, and whether some stranger said magic words at that time. It's up to each one of us to remember God as we begin to eat.”

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Appendices 8

Appendix 16, Dietary Prohibition

Appendix 27, Who Is Your God?

Appendix 33, Why Did God Send a Messenger Now?

Recordings 22

Audio 15 (PL2)

Audio 20 (PL2)

Audio 28 (PL2)

Audio 28 (PL2)

Audio 37

Audio 45

Essentials of Submission

Sermon, January 1989

Sermon, June 1987

Sermon, March 1989

Sermon, October 1988

Submitters Perspective · April 1991

Submitters Perspective · April 2002

Submitters Perspective · April 2005

Submitters Perspective · April 2013

Submitters Perspective · April 2015

Submitters Perspective · April 2021

Submitters Perspective · April 2022

Submitters Perspective · August 2007

Submitters Perspective · August 2008

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​Appendix 16, Dietary Prohibition

​Appendix 27, Who Is Your God?

​Appendix 33, Why Did God Send a Messenger Now?

​Audio 15 (PL2)

​Audio 20 (PL2)

​Audio 28 (PL2)

​Audio 28 (PL2)

​Audio 37

​Audio 45

​Essentials of Submission

​Sermon, January 1989

​Sermon, June 1987

​Sermon, March 1989

​Sermon, October 1988

​Submitters Perspective · April 1991

​Submitters Perspective · April 2002

​Submitters Perspective · April 2005

​Submitters Perspective · April 2013

​Submitters Perspective · April 2015

​Submitters Perspective · April 2021

​Submitters Perspective · April 2022

​Submitters Perspective · August 2007

​Submitters Perspective · August 2008

Appendix 16, Dietary Prohibition

Appendix 27, Who Is Your God?

Appendix 33, Why Did God Send a Messenger Now?

Audio 15 (PL2)

Audio 20 (PL2)

Audio 28 (PL2)

Audio 28 (PL2)

Audio 37

Audio 45

Essentials of Submission

Sermon, January 1989

Sermon, June 1987

Sermon, March 1989

Sermon, October 1988

Submitters Perspective · April 1991

Submitters Perspective · April 2002

Submitters Perspective · April 2005

Submitters Perspective · April 2013

Submitters Perspective · April 2015

Submitters Perspective · April 2021

Submitters Perspective · April 2022

Submitters Perspective · August 2007

Submitters Perspective · August 2008