# Messenger Audio 20.2 (10-Dec-1982)

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(0:00) I think the Christians are very sober about this. The Christians don't have so many of these prohibitions. (0:07) And maybe this we can thank Jesus Christ for it. (0:13) I don't have much more to say because it is so clear. (0:22) But let me just conclude. (0:25) If we don't like a kind of food, well and good. (0:27) But if we say this is prohibited in Islam without authorization from the Qur'an, we are defying Allah Himself. (0:39) It is a terrible responsibility. (0:45) that's all I have to say on this. (<mark style="color:red;">0:49) Just to add a few points to this. (0:53) Satan pushes us to, when Satan fails to stop you from believing in God, (0:59) then he pushes you further into more restrictions and more prohibitions and more hard work. (1:04) Until you become sick and tired of religion and just can't take it anymore. (1:11) There was a lesson in American Muslim Journal about prohibitions that are just extensive. (1:19) And they are all made from Hadith. (1:22) Sources other than the Qur'an. (1:24) When you can't brush your hair with certain brushes because they are made of pig hair. (1:31) You can't brush with teeth. (1:33) You can't wear hushpuppies. (1:37) Because they are made, you cannot wear hushpuppies. (1:40) They are made of pig skin. (1:41) Pig skin. (1:56) Now God tells us that when you start prohibiting things like this, then He will deprive you. (2:06) Now the greatest, the community with the most prohibitions is India. (2:13) And if you ask the average person who has the poorest place on earth, they'll tell you it is India. (2:19) And it is because of all the prohibitions.</mark> <mark style="color:red;">(2:21) Now God gave us the cattle and the sheep and these things. (2:26) Their purpose of life is to be a slaughtered and an eaten. (2:29) And you fulfill the purpose of their creation when you eat them, actually. (2:34) And in the appendix about prohibitions, (2:37) I started out with the example that if you invite some dear friends to your place, (2:43) and you go through the effort of cooking a great meal, (2:48) then they come in and then they turn their noses up. (2:50) How would you feel about that? (2:53) So I would ask you to turn to page 185. (3:03) You can see the consequences of prohibiting what God permits you. (3:08) Verse 112 says, (3:10) Do not prohibit local food. (3:13) God cites the example of a community that enjoyed peace and security (3:17) with abundant provisions from everywhere. (3:21) Then they prohibited some of God's givings, (3:23) and consequently God afflicted them with hunger and fear. (3:28) And this is exactly what happened to India. (3:32) This is what happened in Pakistan, Egypt. (3:36) Why are they? (3:37) Because of their prohibition. (3:40) This is what God is telling us. (3:43) He prohibits things. (3:44) You say, OK, so you don't want my provision? (3:46) All right. (3:47) I'm not going to give you provision. (3:49) It's God's law. (3:53) This country is probably the richest country on earth because they eat everything. (4:00) They change the name of pigs to dogs and eat them. (4:03) Hotdogs, you never eat them. (4:04) So they eat everything.</mark> (4:12) God knows what else is in that food. <mark style="color:red;">(4:15) Yeah, chemicals, nitrites. (4:21) But it is a gross sin to prohibit things that are allowed to you. (4:29) And poverty is one result of prohibiting things that God has given you. (4:38) This goes to ridiculous lengths. (4:41) Like our friends who came here and they wanted milk, (4:44) but they wanted it with vitamin D2, not D3, or vice versa. (4:50) Yeah, they go eat the ingredients from the milk cartons. (4:52) If it says D2, that's haram. (4:55) D3, it's OK. (4:57) It's just too much. (5:00) This is real life, real life story. (5:06) Yeah, but it is not meat.</mark> (5:13) No, I don't mean us. <mark style="color:red;">(5:16) Yeah, I see what you mean. (5:18) Well, whatever, yeah, probably. (5:24) Even if it's made from pig hooves. (5:27) It's underwent all kinds of chemical changes, and it's not meat or pig.</mark> (5:34) Yeah, but they don't enjoy it. (5:37) I just have no idea what kind of things are in front of us in this country. (5:43) So, all kinds of things that you are supposed to avoid. <mark style="color:red;">(5:46) There are a few other things that I wanted to touch on here, let's see. (5:55) Anyway, the Quran lists exactly four things that are prohibited. (5:59) Anything beyond that is OK. (6:02) The four things are animals that die of themselves. (6:07) And in surah 5 we are given details that even if the animal falls from height, (6:12) or goes to death, there is something wrong with that animal. (6:15) Possibly. (6:17) So, animals that die of themselves without interference from humans are prohibited. (6:22) Fourth, meat. (6:26) Specifically meat. (6:28) Running blood. (6:33) And the fourth thing is animals dedicated to other than God. (6:37) Because we have to mention the name of God if you do the slaughtering yourself. (6:42) Because you are taking permission from the creator of this animal. (6:45) To end the life of this animal. (6:49) Now, if you are dedicated to St. Jude or St. Francis, (6:53) you are saying that St. Francis is the creator of this chicken or sheep.</mark> (6:57) What about all store-bought meat that hasn't been dedicated to anyone? <mark style="color:red;">(7:01) That's fine. (7:02) OK, what's the words of the Quran? (7:04) The words of the Quran are very clear in saying, (7:08) Dedicated to</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**other than God**</mark><mark style="color:red;">.</mark> (7:11) <mark style="color:red;">So the question is, is the meat in safe way or lucky, (7:15) dedicated to other than God? (7:17) Yes or no?</mark> (7:19) Most of us go through the commercial process, (7:21) they get shot, they get bullied. <mark style="color:red;">(7:25) Right. (7:25) In other words, it is not dedicated to other than God.</mark> (7:27) Only been dedicated to man and God and money. <mark style="color:red;">(7:31) It was not dedicated to anything.</mark> (7:33) The man may not be involved, he may not be involved. (7:37) Pardon? (7:38) The labor involved, he may not be involved. <mark style="color:red;">(7:41) You mean there is no labor?</mark> (7:43) No, no, no, no. (7:46) If you shot, killed, harassed, and beat people, (7:51) there is a labor involved, it is not a dedication. (7:55) It is a human being. <mark style="color:red;">(7:56) No, no, dedication means I killed this animal in the name of St. Francis. (8:00) If you mention any name other than God, (8:04) then it is dedicated to other than God. (8:07) Therefore it is haram. (8:08) These are the four prohibitions. (8:15) That's haram.</mark> (8:16) I don't think they say anything when they kill it. <mark style="color:red;">(8:18) No, they don't. (8:20) Yes.</mark> (8:21) I mean, since the person doesn't even know that, (8:25) since you don't even buy, when you buy meat, (8:27) you don't even know if it is dedicated to God. (8:32) That seems to say... <mark style="color:red;">(8:33) But it didn't say...</mark> (8:34) It doesn't say at the time of the killing, (8:36) that this is a dedication to another self. (8:39) It doesn't... <mark style="color:red;">dedicated to an idol</mark> (8:40) I think the problem was more serious (8:44) at the time when the quran was revealed, (8:46) because there were a lot of people who did dedicate animals. <mark style="color:red;">(8:49) And they do it now. (8:51) They do it now in my home town.</mark> (8:53) But in this country... <mark style="color:red;">(8:55) They dedicate it to the saints.</mark> (8:56) In this country where food is just a commercial process, (8:58) it's not such a serious thing. <mark style="color:red;">(9:01) It's perfectly all right. (9:04) Yeah.</mark> (9:07) Some kind of religious ritual (9:09) or pronouncing some sacred words (9:11) or something like that over the slaughter. <mark style="color:red;">(9:13) Can you imagine?</mark> <mark style="color:red;">(9:17) Yes. (9:20) Well... (9:21) That's why it didn't say. (9:26) You suppose, when you start eating, (9:28) you suppose to say Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim. (9:34) When you start anything, (9:35) you suppose to start in the name of God. (9:37) When you start eating, make it a habit. (9:41) When you start your car, (9:42) you start your meal, (9:44) say Bismillah. (9:48) How can you get your ticket (9:49) if you say Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim (9:50) when you start the car?</mark> (9:53) Dr. Khalifa, (9:56) I would like to point (9:58) that there are countries (10:00) that they collect the blood (10:02) and cook it. (10:06) They cook. (10:08) Cook the blood. (10:09) Make the meal out of it. <mark style="color:red;">(10:10) Don't they have blood sausage or something?</mark> (10:16) So as long as (10:18) those bloods are cooked, (10:21) according to Islam, (10:23) there is no restriction. <mark style="color:red;">(10:25) Yes, there is. (10:25) You cannot eat it. (10:31) That's it. (10:33) It's running blood. (10:34) You take it and cook it. (10:36) You can take the pig and cook it.</mark> (10:38) It just says blood. <mark style="color:red;">(10:40) It becomes cooked pig.</mark> (10:42) You know, (10:43) when you put the same one (10:45) you cook the meat, (10:47) blood runs down the bottom of the pan, right? (10:50) Yes. <mark style="color:red;">(10:53) That was trapped blood.</mark> (10:55) It ran out of meat? <mark style="color:red;">(10:57) Don't eat it.</mark> (10:59) It's the same as blood sausage? <mark style="color:red;">(11:03) No, he said (11:04) they collect the blood. (11:06) You collect the blood in a pot (11:08) or a cup or something that's running blood. (11:09) But if it is trapped in meat, (11:11) there is nothing you can do about it.</mark> <mark style="color:red;">(11:13) It's okay.</mark> (11:15) But there are Islamic countries (11:17) that eat blood. <mark style="color:red;">(11:20) They also don't pray.</mark> <mark style="color:red;">(11:25) And they follow Hadith.</mark> (11:27) I don't know whether they are following Hadith or not. (11:30) And what kind of Hadith? <mark style="color:red;">(11:31) A lot of them are atheists, you know.</mark> (11:33) The country that writes (11:35) all the media. (11:37) Yeah. (11:38) Nigeria. (11:45) And Ethiopia, (11:46) Somalia. <mark style="color:red;">(11:47) It doesn't make it right. (11:49) It doesn't make it right.</mark> (11:50) Why is it in a (11:51) pan of animal waste<mark style="color:red;">? (12:03) This is an issue.</mark> (12:08) But it was running initially. <mark style="color:red;">(12:12) If that blood (12:13) existed, (12:14) if that blood existed at any stage (12:16) in a pot or a cup, you can pour it. (12:19) Then you cannot do anything with it. (12:21) You cannot consume it.</mark> (12:27) What is blood sausage? <mark style="color:red;">(12:29) I don't know. (12:30) Sausage? (12:32) If you eat blood, it will triangulate. (12:39) Let's not split hairs on that. (12:42) Righteousness defined. (12:45) Okay, Jahan. (12:47) Let righteousness define. (12:49) 177.</mark> (12:58) Righteousness is not determined on if you face the east or the west but righteous is belief in God (13:05) the last day, the angels, and the scriptures, and the prophets,  and they donate the money, cheerfully, to the relatives, the orphans, the needy, the alien, the beggars, (13:17) and to free the slaves; and they observe the Salat Zakat... <mark style="color:red;">(13:48) Okay. ... take the next one?</mark> (14:40) my understanding of this basically is that if someone was murdered depending on who that (14:53) was and...&#x20;


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