Question:
Science tell us that whatever one eats, it has an effect on one’s behaviour. Why then, does Islam allow Muslims to eat non-vegetarian food, since eating of animals could make a person violent and ferocious?
Answer:
1. Only eating of herbivorous animals allowed
I agree that, what a person eats has an effect on his behaviour. This is one of the reasons why Islam prohibits the eating of carnivorous animals like lion, tiger, leopard, etc. who are violent and ferocious. The consumption of the meat of such animals would probably make a person violent and ferocious. Islam only allows the eating of herbivorous animals like cow, goat, sheep, etc. that are peaceful and docile. We Muslims eat peaceful and docile animals because we are peace loving and non-violent people.
2. The Qur’an says Prophet prohibits what is bad
The Qur’an says:
"The Prophet commands them what is just and prohibits what is evil". "He allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them what is bad (and impure),"
[Al-Qur’an 7: 157]
"So take what the Messenger assigns to you and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you."[Al-Qur’an 59: 7]
For a Muslim, the Prophet’s statement is sufficient to convince him that Allah does not wish humans to eat some kinds of meat while allowing some other kinds.
3. Hadith of Mohammad (pbuh) prohibiting eating of carnivorous animals
According to various authentic Ahadith narrated in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim including hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas in Sahih Muslim, Book of hunting and slaughter, Hadith No. 4752 and Sunan Ibn-I-Majah chapter 13 Hadith no. 3232 to 3234, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) prohibited the eating of:
i. Wild animals with canine teeth, i.e. meat eating carnivorous animals. These are animals belonging to the cat families such as lion, tiger, cats, dogs, wolfs, hyenas, etc.
ii. Certain rodents like mice, rats, rabbits with claws, etc.
iii. Certain reptiles like snakes, alligators, etc.
iv. Birds of prey with talons or claws, like vultures, eagle, crows, owl, etc.
What do they mean by Rabbits with Claws? Rabbits are permissible and are not considered rodents. My goodness, they even sell Rabbit meat in Saudi Arabia as well as the rest of the middle east. It's common meat.
ReplyDeleteNarrated in Sahih Muslim and Bukhari from Anus (may Allah be pleased with him) that we caught a RABBIT in 'Mar al-Zahraan' by running after it and brought it to Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), he slaughtered it and sent its back and thigh to the Prophet of Allah (saw allahu alayhi wassalam) and he accepted them.
ReplyDeleteYOU MUST ALWAYS CONSIDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INDIANS WHEN THE ARYANS INVADED. WHY WAS IT THAT INDIA WAS SO EASY TO CONQUER? IF EATING PURE VEG FOOD MAKES YOU DOCILE, THEN HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT TO DEFEND THE LAND FROM PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OVER? PURE VEG DIET FOR INDIANS MUST HAVE BEEN A METHOD TO KEEP THEM DOCILE AND EASY TO CONQUER AND RULE OVER.
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ReplyDeleteI HAD A QUESTION REGARDING HALAAL & HARAAM
IN ISLAM WHY HARAAM(LIKE CUTTING THE HEAD IN ONE TIME) IS PROHIBITED
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and rabbits ... as far as i know all muslims eating .... but tdy i learned the wd hadees thats clear for me ...assalamu alaikum warahmathullahi tha-ala wa barakathuhu......
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ReplyDeletewe also eat ram which is known to be peaceful but when fight it, it fight you. islam is peace
ReplyDeleteJazak allah shaikh and doctor :D but i think the conception of the rabbit is eatable because i am living in the middle east ( QATAR ) everyone is eating it, but maby your right or wrong. Thank You For Sharing The Post. Remember Peeps We Look At The Good Things He Said. As We Are Human We Can Write A Mistake But We Can Learn From The Rest Of The Good Things
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@tamasz its nonsense....most rajputs were veg but they were gud fighters, they lost becuz they were divided, not becuz they were veg......quran permits eating hervivorous animals because they can't defend themselves
ReplyDeleteislam is a religion of peace and man kind we dot wanna fight for petty issue
DeleteThank you So much Dear Dr. Zakir Naik:
ReplyDeleteactually everything is clear in our Holly Book Qur'an and Suna of prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him. but people do not have enough knowledge of Islam so they asking such Questions any how we all Muslims proud of you Dr. Zakir Naik that you are able to answer such questions easily. Be Successful.
As per my knowledge, there are 2 types of Rabbit. 1. Rabbits with Claws and Rabbits without claws. So it is permitted to eat Rabbits without claws (In Islam). Pls correct me if I am wrong.
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