If we trust what the People of the Book have written on canned meats stating that they were slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, do we eat them?
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The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : This issue, my sister, does not go beyond what has been mentioned before, because you are saying they lie, and where did this trust in the disbelievers come from? We do not judge people. You have a conviction that these people do not lie, or you are confident in the butter because they wrote on it that it is free of alcohol, for example, and of pure milk, but not everyone trusts that the Europeans do not lie, especially...
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : We did not differ on this regarding the book, my sister; this is regarding the writing. If one trusts this writing and acts upon it, and his soul is not troubled, do not say to him, "I wonder if they are truthful or lying?" He owes nothing. But there are people among the Europeans who lie more than... The whole matter is that these are a group of material traders who know, as it is said in Arabic, "how the shoulder is eaten," meaning they know that if they deceive in their goods, this deception will spread subsequently, and therefore they lie to promote their goods. But are they protected from lying? They are liars, indeed more lying than liars, meaning, but they consider their interest. As for the issue of them not lying, you are saying now that regarding the meats, there is no doubt that... You are saying that these writings which state that they were slaughtered in this way,
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : So who saw them, and who supervised their slaughter?
This hadith saves us from problems that trouble the soul, so stay away from them. Whatever the truth becomes clear to you, whether it is forbidden, avoid it, or if it is lawful, take it if you wish. This is the decisive word on the subject of this issue.
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : This issue, my sister, does not go beyond what has been mentioned before, because you are saying they lie, and where did this trust in the disbelievers come from? We do not judge people. You have a conviction that these people do not lie, or you are confident in the butter because they wrote on it that it is free of alcohol, for example, and of pure milk, but not everyone trusts that the Europeans do not lie, especially...
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : We did not differ on this regarding the book, my sister; this is regarding the writing. If one trusts this writing and acts upon it, and his soul is not troubled, do not say to him, "I wonder if they are truthful or lying?" He owes nothing. But there are people among the Europeans who lie more than... The whole matter is that these are a group of material traders who know, as it is said in Arabic, "how the shoulder is eaten," meaning they know that if they deceive in their goods, this deception will spread subsequently, and therefore they lie to promote their goods. But are they protected from lying? They are liars, indeed more lying than liars, meaning, but they consider their interest. As for the issue of them not lying, you are saying now that regarding the meats, there is no doubt that... You are saying that these writings which state that they were slaughtered in this way,
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : So who saw them, and who supervised their slaughter?
This hadith saves us from problems that trouble the soul, so stay away from them. Whatever the truth becomes clear to you, whether it is forbidden, avoid it, or if it is lawful, take it if you wish. This is the decisive word on the subject of this issue.
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