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Fiqh of FoodSept 7th 2014
The Importance of Halal Food and Drink
O mankind eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and
good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan Indeed he is
to you a clear enemy[2168]
The Importance of Halal Food and Drinkbull Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (SAWl) said O People
Allah is al-Tayyib (Pure) and He only accepts that which is pure Allah has commanded the believers what He has commanded the Messengers for He said O Messengers Eat from the lawful provisions and do right[2351] and He said O you who believe Eat from the lawful provisions that we have provided for you[2172] Then the Prophet (SAW) mentioned a traveller on a long journey who is dishevelled and dusty and he stretches forth his hands to the sky saying O my Lord O my Lord - while his food is unlawful his drink is unlawful his clothing is unlawful and he is nourished unlawfully how can he (expect to) be answered[Muslim 1015]
bull The prophet(saw) said Everythinglit body originates from suht the fire is most worthy of it(sahih al jami4519)
Divine Wisdom
bull Everything that the Sharia has forbidden has been forbidden with a divine wisdom(Hikmah) At times we will understand the hikmah and at other times we remain unable to perceive it Of Allahrsquos names is al-Hakim which indicates that he is the All-Wise and nothing He decrees is without his Wisdom
bull Examplendash Rulling Smoking is prohibited in islamndash Proof The prophet(saw) said One is not to harm
themselves or others(majma al-zawarsquoid 4113)ndash Basis of Arriving this Hukm Since itrsquos harm has been
proven medically and scientifically it is deemed unlawful
Food for Nourishment
bull The Guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah enjoins humankind to maintain balance in their lives Numerous verses of the Quran mention food of Allah has provided for our sustenance
ldquoHe created cattle that give you warmth benefits and food to eatrdquo (Quran l65)
ldquoIt is He who subdued the seas from which you eat fresh fishrdquo (Quran 16l4)
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
The Importance of Halal Food and Drink
O mankind eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and
good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan Indeed he is
to you a clear enemy[2168]
The Importance of Halal Food and Drinkbull Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (SAWl) said O People
Allah is al-Tayyib (Pure) and He only accepts that which is pure Allah has commanded the believers what He has commanded the Messengers for He said O Messengers Eat from the lawful provisions and do right[2351] and He said O you who believe Eat from the lawful provisions that we have provided for you[2172] Then the Prophet (SAW) mentioned a traveller on a long journey who is dishevelled and dusty and he stretches forth his hands to the sky saying O my Lord O my Lord - while his food is unlawful his drink is unlawful his clothing is unlawful and he is nourished unlawfully how can he (expect to) be answered[Muslim 1015]
bull The prophet(saw) said Everythinglit body originates from suht the fire is most worthy of it(sahih al jami4519)
Divine Wisdom
bull Everything that the Sharia has forbidden has been forbidden with a divine wisdom(Hikmah) At times we will understand the hikmah and at other times we remain unable to perceive it Of Allahrsquos names is al-Hakim which indicates that he is the All-Wise and nothing He decrees is without his Wisdom
bull Examplendash Rulling Smoking is prohibited in islamndash Proof The prophet(saw) said One is not to harm
themselves or others(majma al-zawarsquoid 4113)ndash Basis of Arriving this Hukm Since itrsquos harm has been
proven medically and scientifically it is deemed unlawful
Food for Nourishment
bull The Guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah enjoins humankind to maintain balance in their lives Numerous verses of the Quran mention food of Allah has provided for our sustenance
ldquoHe created cattle that give you warmth benefits and food to eatrdquo (Quran l65)
ldquoIt is He who subdued the seas from which you eat fresh fishrdquo (Quran 16l4)
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
The Importance of Halal Food and Drinkbull Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (SAWl) said O People
Allah is al-Tayyib (Pure) and He only accepts that which is pure Allah has commanded the believers what He has commanded the Messengers for He said O Messengers Eat from the lawful provisions and do right[2351] and He said O you who believe Eat from the lawful provisions that we have provided for you[2172] Then the Prophet (SAW) mentioned a traveller on a long journey who is dishevelled and dusty and he stretches forth his hands to the sky saying O my Lord O my Lord - while his food is unlawful his drink is unlawful his clothing is unlawful and he is nourished unlawfully how can he (expect to) be answered[Muslim 1015]
bull The prophet(saw) said Everythinglit body originates from suht the fire is most worthy of it(sahih al jami4519)
Divine Wisdom
bull Everything that the Sharia has forbidden has been forbidden with a divine wisdom(Hikmah) At times we will understand the hikmah and at other times we remain unable to perceive it Of Allahrsquos names is al-Hakim which indicates that he is the All-Wise and nothing He decrees is without his Wisdom
bull Examplendash Rulling Smoking is prohibited in islamndash Proof The prophet(saw) said One is not to harm
themselves or others(majma al-zawarsquoid 4113)ndash Basis of Arriving this Hukm Since itrsquos harm has been
proven medically and scientifically it is deemed unlawful
Food for Nourishment
bull The Guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah enjoins humankind to maintain balance in their lives Numerous verses of the Quran mention food of Allah has provided for our sustenance
ldquoHe created cattle that give you warmth benefits and food to eatrdquo (Quran l65)
ldquoIt is He who subdued the seas from which you eat fresh fishrdquo (Quran 16l4)
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Divine Wisdom
bull Everything that the Sharia has forbidden has been forbidden with a divine wisdom(Hikmah) At times we will understand the hikmah and at other times we remain unable to perceive it Of Allahrsquos names is al-Hakim which indicates that he is the All-Wise and nothing He decrees is without his Wisdom
bull Examplendash Rulling Smoking is prohibited in islamndash Proof The prophet(saw) said One is not to harm
themselves or others(majma al-zawarsquoid 4113)ndash Basis of Arriving this Hukm Since itrsquos harm has been
proven medically and scientifically it is deemed unlawful
Food for Nourishment
bull The Guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah enjoins humankind to maintain balance in their lives Numerous verses of the Quran mention food of Allah has provided for our sustenance
ldquoHe created cattle that give you warmth benefits and food to eatrdquo (Quran l65)
ldquoIt is He who subdued the seas from which you eat fresh fishrdquo (Quran 16l4)
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Food for Nourishment
bull The Guidance found in the Quran and Sunnah enjoins humankind to maintain balance in their lives Numerous verses of the Quran mention food of Allah has provided for our sustenance
ldquoHe created cattle that give you warmth benefits and food to eatrdquo (Quran l65)
ldquoIt is He who subdued the seas from which you eat fresh fishrdquo (Quran 16l4)
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Food for Nourishment Cont
bull ldquoIt is He who sends down water from the sky with which He brings up corn olives dates and grapes and other fruitrdquo (Quran 1611)
bull ldquoIn cattle too you have a worthy lesson We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies between the undigested food and blood pure milk a pleasant beverage for those who drink itrdquo (Quran l666)
bull ldquoThere emerges from their bellies a drink varying in colors in which there is healing for people Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought rdquo (Quran 1669)
bull ldquoAnd it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised and date palms and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in taste) Eat of their fruit when they ripenrdquo (Quran 6141)
bull ldquohellipand from it (the earth) we produced grain for their sustenancerdquo (Quran 3633)
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
General Principles relating to Food
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull 2nd Principle [Food Items should not be harmful to Onersquos Health
bull 3rd Principle Food Items must be pure
bull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the Haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When substance transform chemically it acquires the description of Purity
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
1st Principle
bull 1st Principle By Default All [Foods] are lawful and permissible [save those that are prohibited within Shariah]
bull Proof It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth [229]
bull Benefits ndash One can clearly deduce that the lawful foods are more than the few
that have been prohibitedndash Animals that have not been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and
Sunnah can be given the ruling of permissibility on this basis such as Giraffes
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
2nd Principle
bull 2nd Principle [Food] items should not be harmful to onersquos health
bull Proof This Hadith[Nawawi Hadith 32] based principal is considered to be one of the major qawarsquoid of fiqh and fuqaha have derived many rulings from this hadith
bull Rullings 1 Harm should be removed or lifted2 Harm should be removed as much as possible3 Harm cannot be removed by an equal harm4 Greater harm may be alleviated by a leser harm5 Specific harm related to an individual can be endured to avoid a
generic harm
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
3rd Principle
bull 3rd Principle Food item must be pure
bull Proof They ask you [O Muhammad] what has been made lawful for them Say Lawful for you are [all] puregood foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you So eat of what they catch for you and mention the name of Allah upon it and fear Allah Indeed Allah is swift in account(Surah Maidah 57)
bull Those who follow the Messenger the unlettered prophet whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the pure things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them So they who have believed in him honored him supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him ndash it is those who will be the successful(Surah Al-Araf 7157)
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
4th and 5th Principlesbull 4th Principle When Halal and Haram traits coexist within a substance the
haram is given priority
bull 5th Principle Transformation When a substance transform chemically it acquires the description of purity
bull Example If the carcass of a pig is buried at the base of an apple tree and certain nutrients released from the compost created from the decomposing carcass would inevitably nourish the tree Although there is no doubt in this the fruit remain lawful for one to consume
bull The reason for this is that a complete chemical transformation has taken place
bull As a result of a complete chemical change the item that was once haram is rendered pure
bull Important Note If the transformation is only a partial chemical transformation the original rulings stands
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Treatment of Animalsbull Proofs Verily Allah has prescribed excellence in all things If you
slaughter do so in a good manner(muslim)bull Gentleness and kindness are encouraged in Islam so much so that
prophet(saw) guidance encompassed how one is to treat animals Fear Allah in the manner with which you treat these mute animals ride them while they are healthy and feed them in an appropriate way(Abu Dawud)
bull If you are merciful towards a sheep Allah will have mercy upon you(Sahih al Jami7055)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
bull What is Lawful O you who have believed fulfill [all] contracts Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qurrsquoan] ndash hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram Indeed Allah ordains what He intends (Surah AL-MAIDAH 51)
bull There are three positions regarding what the term bahimat al anrsquoam(Grazing Livestock) encompasses
1 All livestock are included in this wording2 This category is specific to camels cows and sheep(ibn Abbas)3 All livestock are included in this category and the proof for this position is the
Q 51 itself the only exception mentioned therein is hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram(Imam Shafi- Stronger Opinion)
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
bull What is Prohibited Prohibited to you are dead animals blood the flesh of swine and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns and those from which a wild animal has eaten except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] and those which are sacrificed on stone altars and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows That is grave disobedience This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion so fear them not but fear Me This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin ndash then indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful(Surah AL-MAIDAH 53)
The Lawful and Prohibited from the Quran
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
1 Maytah The dead Animal
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death without being slaughtered
bull Exception The only exception to this is in the words of our beloved prophet(saw) Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two dead they are the whale and locust(Ibn Majah 2695)
bull When the prophet(saw) was asked regarding the purity of seawater he said ldquoIts water is pure and its dead is lawfulrdquo
bull Benefits form the Mayyit ndash It is lawful to benefit from the mayyit The Prophet(saw) passed by
a dead sheep he said Why do you not use its skinrdquo They said it is Maytahrdquo He said ldquo Only eating from it is unlawfulrdquo(Al Bukhari 2221)
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
2 Al Damm Blood
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume the blood that exists from the slaughtered animal
bull As for residual blood that remains in the flesh after the animal has been slaughtered then this is not lsquodammrsquo and is permisible
bull Proof Aishah(ra) did not view the reddish colour of the water upon the cooking meat to be of any concern She would recite[Q 6145] Say I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out(ibn kathis 3346)
bull Exception The prophet(saw) said Two types of dead and two forms of blood are lawful As for the two forms of blood they are the liver and the spleen (Ibn Majah 2695)
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
3 Swine(lahm al-khinzir)
bull Ruling Although the Q 53 seems to specify the lsquoflesh of the khinzirrsquo what is prohibited is every portion of the pig its bones flesh skin and hair
bull Importance Fiqh Principle Secondary matters take the ruling of their initial ones
bull So although Q 53 may literally state the lsquoflesh of swinersquo as being unlawful this principle dictates that all other parts of the pig share the ruling of the flesh
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
4 That which was dedicated to other than Alllah
bull Ruling It is unlawful to consume foods that are prepared or slaughtered and then offered to false deitiesgods
bull Importance Fiqh Principle In respect to items that may have been offered to or slaughtered for other than Allah one should look for shirk if one is able to distinguish shirk the ruling of impermissibility governs
5 Animals killed by asphyxiation
bull Today this is commonplace in many abattoirs CO2 gas chambers are used to asphyxiate an animal before slaughtering it Allah prohibits that an animal be asphyxiated before it is slaughtered
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
What is Prohibited conthellip
bull 6 Animals killed by a violent strikeblowbull 7 Animals killed by a headlong fallbull 8 Animals gorged by other animalsbull 9 What was eaten by other animalsbull 10 What is offered at stone altars
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
The lawful and prohibited from the hadithbull Domesticated Donkeysbull Jallaalah The term Jallaalah is used to identify animals who their entire feed or the majority
of it is filth If this is the case it is then unlawful for a Muslim to consume those animals The Prophet may Allah praise him forbade consuming such things (He forbade the flesh of a Jallalah or mounting it or drinking from its milk Sahih Al Jami 6875) and nowadays with the technological advancements that we enjoy the harm behind such animals can be seen
bull The prophet(saw) forbade using an animal for target practice and that one drink the milk of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one drink from the lop of bottle(At Tirmidhi 1825)
bull The prophet(saw) forbade that one eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys and that one eat the flesh of an animal that is Jalrsquolaalah and that one ride that type of animal
bull Carnivorous animals and birds of prey The prophet(saw) forbade the flesh of a carnivore The Arabic word for carnivore is lsquosabrsquo Scholars differed as to what this term refers to
bull 1 The Majority Every animal that has teeth that permit it to tear flesh such as lions dogs and wolves
bull 2 Abu Hanifa(ra) Whatever eats meat and he counted among these animals the elephant hyena and cat all of which are forbidden according to his view
bull 3 Imam Shafirsquoi and Malik Animals that attack people
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Healthy Menu Items
bull 1 Locustbull 2 Desert Lizard
Things to Avoidbull 1 Frogsbull 2 Ants bees Hoopoe and the masked shrikebull 3 Elephantsbull 4 Dogs
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Common Food Items
bull Natural Vanilla Extractbull Artificial Vanilla Extractbull Renet(VegetableDhabiha Animal)bull Renet ndash From maytah
ndash MalikiShafi and Hanbali Impurendash Hanafi Pure
bull Isinglassisbull Carrageenanbull Agarbull Pectinbull Soy Sauce bull Vinegarbull Chocolate Liqour
Harambull Pure Vanilla Extractbull Nutmegbull Geletine
ndash Haram unless sourced from halalkosherndash Permissible if complete chemical transformation
bull MonoDiTri-Glyceridesndash Vegetable Okndash Animal
raquo Halal Animalraquo Sea liferaquo Haram Animal
bull CarmineCochinealNatural Red or E120bull L-Cysteinebull GMO
httpwwwcsacomdiscoveryguidesgmfoodoverviewphp
bull Kavabull Soy Sauce bull Vinegar treated with Alcoholbull Pepsinbull Whey Powder
bull Halal Animalbull Haram Animal
Halal
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Beverages
bull The general rules mentioned for food items apply to beverages also Therefore in order for a beverage to be permissible the following conditions and guidelines must be met
1 All Beverages are Halal except the few exceptions2 It must not be harmful3 It must be tayyib4 It must not be mix of Halal and Haram
bull KhamrLiquorbull The prophet(saw) said Jibrarsquoil approached me and said O Muhammad Indeed
Allah cursed Khamr the one who presses it the one who asked for it to be pressed the one who drinks it the one who carries it the one who sells it the one to whom it is sold the one who pours it and the one for whom it is poured(Al-Targhib 3247)
bull Coca Cola or any drink bull Tim Hortons
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Machine Slaughtering
bull Automated Basmarsquollahbull Difference of Opinionbull It is a must that the tasmiyyah be said by the individual who is slaughtering not
by machine
bull Condition for Machine Slaughteringbull It is lawful with following condition
1 The animal is not mistreated2 The esophagus and the windpipe must be cut3 The one operating the machine is a muslim or a kitabi
Video Lecture Zabiha or Non Zabiha
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Food of Ahl al-kitab 1 Ahl al-kitab
bull Who are ahl al-kitab bull Hindu bull West bull Cultural Christian
2 Foods of the ahl al-kitab that are lawfulbull All fruits vegetables and grains are lawful in addition to their slaughtered meatbull Slaughtering by Ahl al-kitab
bull During the prophet(saw) time the ahl al-kitab slaughtered animals like the muslims slaughtered thembull Today they method differ
3 Animal Feed the issue of jallalahbull Today this is a daunting issue as many of the animals prepared for slaughter are
actually jallalah
3 Kosherbull Definition Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the
type of food that may be eaten but to the kinds of food that can be combined in one meal
bull Meat Many processed kosher meat products contain alcohol white or red wine
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Misconception donrsquot ask just eat
1 Hadith Textbull The prophet(saw) said Mention the name of Allah upon it and eat
2 Rulingbull If you know that the butcher is a muslim or a kitabi but are unsure
if he said lsquobirsquosmirsquollah then in that case you can say bismillah and eat
3 Context of Hadithbull The hadith states that a people approached the prophet(saw) and
said O Messenger of Allah People bring us meat and we are unsure whether or not they mentioned the name of Allah upon it Aisha(ra) said They were recent converts
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food1 Start with Basmalah
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamah when صلىher son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate The
prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allah صلى rsquo سبحانھName and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported I heard Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله saying If a صلىperson mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating Satan says addressing his
followers `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah Satan says (to his followers) `You have found (a place) to spend
the night in and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating Satan says `You have found (a place) to spend the night in as well as food[Sahih Muslim]
Messenger of Allah سلم و علیھ الله said When any of you wants to eat he should صلىmention the Name of Allah in the begining (ie say Bismillah) If he forgets to do it in the
beginning he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end) [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food2) Eating with the right hand Salama b Akwa عنھ الله reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the رضى
presence of Allahs Messenger سلم و علیھ الله with his left hand whereupon he said صلىEat with your right hand He said I cannot do that whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said May you not be able to do that It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5011]
3) Eating from that which is close to youEating from the corner of the plate and not from the center
Once the prophet وسلم عليه الله was sitting in the house of his wife Umm Salamahصلىwhen her son Umar b Abi Salamah ran in and started eating hastily from all over the plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله وتعالى gently said to him ldquoO Ghulam Mention Allahصلى سبحانھrsquos Name and eat with your right hand and eat from that which is close to yourdquo (al-Bukhari amp
Muslim in their Sahihs)Ibn `Abbas عنھ الله reported رضى
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said Blessing descends upon food in its middle so eat صلىfrom the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food4) Eating together from a common plate
The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoEat together and donrsquot go individually becauseصلىbarakah is with the congregationrdquo [Ibn Majah]lsquo
5) Wiping the plate and fingers clean Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported Messenger of Allah و علیھ الله صلى said When one of you finishes eating he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked سلم
them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for himlsquo [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]6) Not wasting food even if dropped
Jabir عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said Satan صلىappears at everything done by you he appears even at ones dinner When a morsel of any of you falls he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it and then eat it He should not leave it
for Satan nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lieslsquo [Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food7) Being generous with your food
The prophet وسلم عليه الله commanded us to be generous with our meat and this was a luxuryصلىitem in their day ldquoWhen one of you cooks meat increase the water and feed your neighborsrdquo
Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said The food of two صلىpersons suffices for three persons and the food of three persons suffices for four
8) Not criticizing the food even if you dislike it Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported The Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله never found fault صلى
with food If he had inclination to eating it he would eat and if he disliked it he would leave it [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid عنھ الله That he went with Allahs Apostle to the house of Maimuna رضىwho was his and Ibn Abbas aunt He found with her a roasted dabb (desert lizard) which her sister
Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd Maimuna presented the dabb before Allahs Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him (But that time)
Allahs Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) dabb whereupon a lady from among those who were present said You should inform Allahs Apostle of what you have presented to him O Allahs Apostle It is the meat of a dabb (On learning that) Allahs Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of
the dabb Khalid bin Al-Walid said O Allahs Apostle Is this unlawful to eatldquo Allahs Apostle replied No but it is not found in the land of my people so I find myself having no need for it Khalid said
Then I pulled the dabb (meat) towards me and ate it while Allahs Apostle was looking at me [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 65 Number 303]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food9) Praising Allah وتعالى afterwards سبحانھAbu Umamah عنھ الله وسلم reported Whenever the prophet رضى عليه الله finished aصلى
meal he would say Al-hamdu lillahi kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in wa la mustaghnan `anhu Rabbuna (All praise is due to Allah praise which is abundant pure and full of blessings which is indispensable and to which one cannot be
indifferent)lsquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Mu`adh bin Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said He صلىwho has taken food and says at the end `Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at`amani hadha wa
razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power) all his past
sins will be forgivenlsquo [At-Tirmidhi]
10) Try your best to respond to someone who invites you to his house Abu Hurairah عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله said When صلى
any of you is invited to a meal he should accept the invitation If he is observing Saum (fasting) he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting he should
eatlsquo [Sahih Muslim]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Food11) Eating in moderate quantities ldquoIt is enough for the son of Adam to have just morsels (of food) to keep his back upright But if you have to eat more than that then one third for food one third for water and one third for airrdquo If we were to fulfill the Sunnah people wouldnrsquot have to worry about dieting and such The prophet وسلم عليه الله said ldquoThe worst vessel that the son of Adam can fill is hisصلى
stomachrdquo12) Control onersquos belching Do not make belching sounds after eating and drinking This irritates other people and is also
mentioned in the Sunnah A bedouin came in front of the sahaabah and was sitting and he began to belch and he had eaten garlic so it smelled The prophet وسلم عليه الله saidصلى
lsquoYaa hadhaa save us from your belchingrdquo1048579[At-Tabarani]If belching is makruh then any other sound emitted are also makruh
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Drinking1) Drinking in three sips Anas عنھ الله سلم reported Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله used to breathe three صلى
times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps) [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
Anas عنھ الله سلم reported that Allahs Messenger رضى و علیھ الله breathed three صلىtimes (outside the vessel) in the course of a drink and said It is more thirst- quenching
healthier and more wholesome Anas said So I also breathe three times in the course of a drink [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5030]rdquo
2) Not blowing or breathing into the container Abu Qatada reported on the authority of his father that Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade breathing in a vessel [Sahih Muslim Book 023 Number 5028] Anas ibn Maalik
said that the prophet وسلم عليه الله forbade one to breathe into a container to cool theصلىdrink or just holding it to the mouth and breathing This is makrooh
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
Etiquettes of Drinking3) Avoid drinking while standing 1- ProhibitedOne of the hadeeth from Anas is that the prophet وسلم عليه الله prohibited standing while drinkingصلىAnas عنھ الله وسلم reported The prophet رضى عليه الله forbade us from drinking while standingصلى
Qatadah reported We asked him `What about eating He said That is even worse (or may be he said) more detestablelsquo [Sahih Muslim]
There is another hadeeth that showed that the prophet وسلم عليه الله himself stood and drankصلى
2- Allowed in certain circumstancesIbn `Abbas عنھ الله سلم reported I served Messenger of Allah رضى و علیھ الله Zamzam water to صلى
drink and he drank it while he was standing [Muttafaq lsquoAlay]
3- PermittedAli ibn Abi Taalib stood up and drank from the water canister and said ldquoSome people say that you
shouldnrsquot drink while standing but I saw the prophet وسلم عليه الله rdquodo exactly as I didصلىNarrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs of the people till the Asr prayer became due Then water was brought to him and he drank of it washed his face hands head and feet Then he stood up and drank the remaining water while he was standing and said Some people dislike to drink water while standing
thought the Prophet did as I have just doneldquo [Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7 Book 69 Number 520]
