The Wisdom Behind the Prohibition of Pork
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country asks: Is the wisdom behind the prohibition of eating pork its impurity and filthiness, or is the wisdom merely a test of people?
Answer:
No, for it is an abomination. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:145] meaning it is impure. It is impure filth. Allah has forbidden the impure things. He has forbidden the impurities. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country asks: Is the wisdom behind the prohibition of eating pork its impurity and filthiness, or is the wisdom merely a test of people?
Answer:
No, for it is an abomination. Allah the Exalted said:
the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure
لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { إن الله هو الرزاق ذو القوة المتين } — islamhouse.com (1:12:42)
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