اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl Ayah 115_*
*اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيۡكُمُ الۡمَيۡتَةَ وَ الدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ الۡخِنۡزِيۡرِ وَمَاۤ اُهِلَّ لِغَيۡرِ اللّٰهِ بِهٖۚ فَمَنِ اضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغٍ وَّلَا عَادٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ.(115)*
*_He has only forbidden you the meat of animals found dead, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any name has been invoked other than that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, then verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.(115)_*
اس نے تم پر مُردار اور لہو اور سور کا گوشت حرام کردیا ہے اور جس چیز پر خدا کے سوا کسی اور کا نام پکارا جائے (اس کو بھی) ہاں اگر کوئی ناچار ہوجائے تو بشرطیکہ گناہ کرنے والا نہ ہو اور نہ حد سے نکلنے والا تو خدا بخشنے والا مہربان ہے.(115)
The Ayah now defines what is forbidden, listing the prohibitions in detail.‼️ *Allah Azzawajal has only forbidden things that are harmful, so as to protect us from harm.* That includes things such as the following: 1) *The meat of animals found dead*, which includes everything that died without being slaughtered in the prescribed manner; exempted from that are locusts and fish. •
2) *The blood*- this refers to blood that has been poured forth (at the time of slaughter); as for that which remains in the veins and flesh, it does not matter.
3) *The flesh of swine* because it is filthy and impure. That includes the flesh, fat and all parts of the pig.
4)And that on which any *name has been invoked other than that of Allah Azzawajal* such as that which is slaughtered for idols, graves and the like, because the intention behind it is the ascription of partners to Allah *(shirk)*.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that these are forbidden either because they are *physically harmful,* as in the case of dead animals, blood and pig meat, or because they are outrageous to faith *(Spiritually impure)* or to mental well-being as when invoking a creature’s name at the time of slaughter.‼️
—To understand that the faith of Islam has been made easy, involving no affliction. _If someone fears to die or becomes ill as a result of hunger and thirst, he may eat something of these forbidden items._ The important thing is that one *must neither transgress the principle of prohibition, nor exceed the limits of necessity* that override the prohibition in order to permit what is normally restricted. *Islam never reaches a dead end.* In emergency situations, the restrictions are partially lifted and the sins are forgiven.
— _To understand that the philosophy of forbidding some foods is not limited to health issues, but to keeping away from impurities such as shirk and this is the main benchmark for divine forbiddance. This means that a Muslim in terms of eating must also be on the path of monotheism._
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to honour and abide the limits set by Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la and save us from falling into haram and shirk. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!