Is the intended meaning in the verse “And the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you” limited only to the slaughter of the People of the Book?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Ma'idah 5:5], is this specific to the sacrifice of a Person of the Book only?
Answer:
The intended meaning of “the food of those who were given the Scripture” is the slaughtered animals, because food other than slaughtered animals is permissible from the People of the Book and others, such as grain, dates, and grapes. This is permissible from any land, whether the land of the disbelievers or the land of the Muslims, and from both Muslims and disbelievers. The discussion is only about slaughtered animals; it is not permissible from the slaughtered animals of the disbelievers except only the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْAnswer:
The intended meaning of “the food of those who were given the Scripture” is the slaughtered animals, because food other than slaughtered animals is permissible from the People of the Book and others, such as grain, dates, and grapes. This is permissible from any land, whether the land of the disbelievers or the land of the Muslims, and from both Muslims and disbelievers. The discussion is only about slaughtered animals; it is not permissible from the slaughtered animals of the disbelievers except only the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل المقصود في الآية ﴿وطعام الذين أوتوا الْكتاب حل لكمْ﴾ ذبيحة الكتابي فقط؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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