Shariah Board, New York presents

I NEED TO KNOW MY DEEN series

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What does 100% Halal mean?

What does Zabiha Halal mean?

Why is it a MUST to consume Halal and ONLY Halal?

What are the harms of consuming Haram?

Is the meat of Ahlul Kitab (the People of the Book) permissible?

Questions to Answer

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:عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم

« إن اهلل تعالى طيب ال يقبل إال طيبا»

Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said:

“Allah, the Almighty, is tayyib (pure) and accepts only that which is tayyib.”

The Need to Eat Halal

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بات ﴿: وإن اهلل أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى» لوا من الط ي ل ك س ها الر يا أي

لوا من ﴿: وقال تعالى. ﴾واعملوا صالحا إن ي بما تعملون عليم ها ال ذين آمنوا ك يا أي م بات ما رزقناك (رواه مسلم)« .﴾طي

Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the Messengers, and the Almighty has said:

“O messengers, eat from the good things, and act righteously.” (al-Mu’minoon:51)

“O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)We have provided to you and be grateful to Allah” (al-

Baqarah:172)

(Sahih Muslim)

The Need to Eat Halal

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عوة » «يا سعد أطب مطعمك تكن مستجاب الد Sayyiduna S'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that

the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“O S'ad purify your food (and as a result) you will become one whose supplications are accepted.”

People used to flock to Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) to get their Duas answered

BECOME MUSTAJAB AD-DA’WAAT (He Whose Dua is Accepted)

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ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب يارب ومطعمه » «حرام ومشربه حرام وملبسه حرام وغذي بالحرام فأنى يستجاب له

The Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) mentioned (the case of) a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the heavens (saying): “O Lord! O Lord!” — while his food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered!” (Sahih Muslim)

A Traveler’s Dua Unanswered

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«ال يدخل الجنة جسد غذي بالحرام » The body which has been

nourished with Haram

WILL NOT ENTER JANNAH.

(narrated by Imam Baihaqi)

Will Not Enter Jannah

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« قمة الحرام في جوفه ما يتقب ل د بيده، إن العبد ليقذف الل وال ذي نفس محم «منه عمل أربعين يوما

The Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam):

“I swear by Him in whose hands the soul of Muhammad lies, verily a servant (of Allah) puts a haram (impermissible) food morsel in his stomach (due to which) no good deed is accepted from him for 40 days” (Tabrani 6395)

Good Deeds Unaccepted

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Halal: permissible, lawful

Haram: impermissible, unlawful, prohibited

Definitions

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In the Shariah, the basic rules about Muslim’s diet are:

ONLY Tayyib is halal

Khabeeth is haram

Principles of Halal and Haram

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”األصل في األشياء اإلباحة وفي اللحوم الحرمة “ The principle in all things is permissibility (allowed)

(unless proven otherwise)

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The principle in meat is impermissibility (haram) (unless proven otherwise)

(Upon the consensus of the major ulama of all four mazhahib of Fiqh)

Principles of Halal and Haram

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“It is not necessary to consume all that which is halal

HOWEVER

It is absolutely necessary to avoid all that which is haram”

- Shaikhul Islam Hazrat Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri,

may Allah increase his life and knowledge

Principles of Halal and Haram

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ا﴿ ض جميع رأ و ٱل ذى خلق لكم م ا فى ٱألأ ﴾ه

“It is He who created for you all that the earth contains” (Surah al-Baqarah:29)

Are there dietary laws in Islam?

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There two types of issues in Islam:

Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah: those issues related to ibadah (worship)

Umoor ‘Adiyah: those issues related to everyday life, unrelated to ibadah (worship)

THE DIETARY LAWS OF ISLAM ARE AMONG THE Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah

Are there dietary laws in Islam?

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من صلى صالتنا واستقبل قبلتنا وأكل ذبيحتنا فذلك » «المسلم الذي له ذمة اهلل وذمة رسوله

“The one who prays our salat, faces our Qiblah, and eats our zabiha, he

is the Muslim who is under the protection of Allah and His

Messenger (s)”

(Bukhari, 391)

Are there dietary laws in Islam?

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Condition #1:

The method of slaughtering

The Conditions of Zabiha in the Shari’ah

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THREE out of the FOUR main veins MUST be cut:

1. Trachea

2. Esophagus

3. Juglar Vein #1

4. Juglar Vein #2

Condition #1: The method of slaughtering

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Condition #2:

Mentioning the Name of Allah at the time of each slaughter

The Conditions of Zabiha in the Shari’ah

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﴾وال تأكلوا مما لم يذكر اسم اهلل عليه فإنه فسق ﴿ “Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam:121)

Condition #2:

Mentioning the Name of Allah

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Mentioning the Name of Allah ( Bismillah ) is required at the time of each slaughter

If the butcher intentionally leaves out Bismillah, the meat is HARAM

Any animal upon which Bismillah is not mentioned at the time of slaughter intenionally, is considered maitah (carrion)

If the butcher unintentionally forgets Bismillah, there is no problem with meat

Condition #2:

Mentioning the Name of Allah

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“Prohibited for you are: Maitah (carrion), blood, the

flesh of swine, and those upon which (a name) other than that of Allah has been invoked (at the time of slaughter)…” (al-Maa’idah:3)

Allah mentions the meat of swine third, after Maitah (carrion) and blood, indicating that avoiding the first two is even more serious than pork

The meat upon which the name of Allah was not pronounced at slaughter time (Maitah) is worse than pork

The Deception that We Have Befallen

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Condition #3:

The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab

The Conditions of Zabiha in the Shari’ah

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If one does not know who slaughtered the animal, further researched MUST be done before eating

Imported meat will be judged by the place from which it came

Condition #3:

The Butcher must be Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab

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Those animals declared as “Halāl”, if they have been

slaughtered according to “Zabīha” rules, only then consuming their meat is “Halāl”.

If they have not been slaughtered as per Shar’i rules, then that meat cannot be called “Halāl”, it would be considered as “Maitah (Carrion)” which is “Haram”.

Note: This clearly proves that there are no difference of “Halāl” and “Zabīha” meat in Islam.

Is there a difference between Halal and Zabiha?

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Does Kosher mean Halal?

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“The food (slaughtered meat) of Ahlul Kitab (People of the Book) is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them.” (al-Maa’idah:5)

The food of the Christians and Jews, even with their distorted beliefs, is considered Halal for Muslims

The Ahlul Kitaab

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The same conditions that are stipulated in an Islamic Slaughter, according to the Quran and Sunnah, are also the conditions for the people of the Book.

Are There Any Conditions?

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“Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam:121)

Proof from Quran

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Ibn Kathir: These are lawful for Muslims because they consider slaughtering animals for anyone other than Allah as unlawful and do not invoke any name other than that of Allah on animals they slaughter - even if they believe in things about Almighty Allah from which the great Creator is free and far above (Ibn Kathir, p. 19, v. 3).

Proof From Our Scholars

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Mufti Rasheed in ‘Ahsan al-Fatawa’ writes about how he sent letters to the major Christian seminaries, including the Vatican, asking about if they have any dietary laws pertaining to animal slaughter.

They responded in the negative, saying that they do not have any rules for sacrificing an animal.

Today: Christians

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This is from common knowledge that a good majority of Christians are atheists in belief. In other words, they are far from sanctifying their food by using the Oneness of God.

And their Iman?

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“Before performing ritual slaughter, it is necessary to

recite the blessing, “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us concerning ritual slaughter.” However, if the blessing is not recited, it is still permitted to eat the meat.”

“this blessing covers all the animals slaughtered in that period.”

MT Book 5, The Book of Holiness, Sefer Kedushah; Treatise 3, Laws Concerning Shehitah (Shechitah, Ritual Slaughter); Chapter 1, sec 2 (pages 506M 259Y) - See more at: http://www.religiousrules.com/Judaismfood17slaughter.htm#_ftn5

Jews

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MONITORING + CERTIFICATION

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The percentage of meat labeled as ‘HALAL’ is much less than the HARAM meat in the market

Regarding the meat which is labeled as ‘HALAL’:

It based on trust

Unfortunately, deception is a normal business practice

The Problem

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Awareness of the issues and challenges with the halal market is necessary

There is a great need to have an alternative available to the unmonitored, uninspected, controversial ‘halal meat’ labels prevalent in the market

A Solution

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Machine-slaughtered meat is labeled ‘HALAL’ in great abundance

The ulama state that machine-slaughtered meat is NOT HALAL

If more than one animal is slaughtered at one time, Bismillah must be pronounced separately on each animal (adapted from Fatwa Rahimiyyah, vol. 10, pg. 80)

Another Problem

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THE MACHINE SLAUGHTERING

PROCESS

Further Problem

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Mufti Taqi Usmani: “The only solution to this

problem is that instead of one person, three Muslims be employed to cut the throats of chicken manually. They can slaughter the hanging chicken, alternatively. The speed of the machine need not be slowed down, nor does the production need to be reduced. Each one of these three persons will cut the throats of chickens by pronouncing the name of Allah".

A Solution

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“In the way I have suggested, all the process of the

mechanical production will remain as it is. The only act to be done manually is the act of cutting the throat without slowing down the machine. You can see that the separation of liver and some other parts of chicken is still being done manually, while it does not in any way, slow down the process. The same method is suggested for cutting the throat also.” (Contemporary Fatawa, p.288-289)

Cont.

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Alhamdulillah, Shariah Board, New York provides

the Muslim community with substantial information concerning slaughtered meat which is available for consumption

SBNY is authorized by the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets to certify businesses as serving Halal

SBNY HALAL ZABIHA

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SBNY Zabiha Monitoring & Certification is a process

of evaluation and confirmation through investigation and inspection, that a Halal animal or bird has met the Shar’ee requirements of slaughter of Shar’i Zabiha.

The certification is a statement that the Zabiha process is being independently monitored by the staff or a representative of SBNY Zabiha Monitoring Committee.

The Certificate of Zabiha Halal confirms that the cattle and/or poultry meet the strictest standards of hand-slaughtered Zabiha

SBNY HALAL ZABIHA

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SBNY certifies and monitors the entire chain, from the slaughterhouse to the processing plant, to the distributor to retailer/restaurant

If there is any link in the chain which not certified by SBNY, the levels after it cannot be certified

SBNY HALAL ZABIHA

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SBNY certifies ONLY hand slaughtered zabiha halal

meat and does NOT certify any machine slaughtering

Certificates are granted for 1-year, in the term of which frequent random inspections are conducted

The slaughtering process, processing of meat, production records, packing, retail merchandise, verbal testimonials, and related invoices are audited on random inspections

SBNY HALAL ZABIHA

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Certification is free of cost, there are absolutely no

charges whatsoever, solely for the benefit of the ummah, thus there are no conflict of interests

Monitoring and Certification begins only by the request and consent of the business; SBNY does not go to certify any business without a prior application from that business requesting our services

SBNY HALAL ZABIHA

MONITORING + CERTIFICATION

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Be aware and demand Halal- “The consumer is the master of the market”

People are in control of what they eat

If people insist on eating Zabiha Halal, then a proper Halal market can be established inshaAllah, and all fraud will be removed

What can we do?

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We are Muslim

We are in need of Halal food

We need to be Active to establish this

Umar (RA) used to be active in checking the markets to ensure nothing Haram was being sold

Allah purify our food, our hearts, and all of the Muslims from today till Qiyamah, Ameen

This is our Deen

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JazakumAllah

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