The Invalidity of the Hadith That Beef Is a Disease
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What is the authenticity of the hadith that states that cow’s milk is a medicine, its fat is a cure, and its meat is a disease?
This hadith, which states that beef is a disease, is a false and fabricated hadith attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and it cannot be authentic in any way. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says regarding what He has made lawful for us: [Al-An'am: 144] So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has made beef lawful. Would Allah the Exalted make lawful for His servants something that is a disease? No.
It is not possible for Him to make lawful something that is a disease.Therefore: So we know that this hadith is fabricated. Some of our brothers among the students of knowledge have traced it and shown that it is a lie and not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
This hadith, which states that beef is a disease, is a false and fabricated hadith attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and it cannot be authentic in any way. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says regarding what He has made lawful for us:
And of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain?
وَمِنَ الإِبِلِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ قُلْ آلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا اشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِIt is not possible for Him to make lawful something that is a disease.Therefore: So we know that this hadith is fabricated. Some of our brothers among the students of knowledge have traced it and shown that it is a lie and not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
