What is the ruling in Islam regarding imported or canned meats, which are naturally the food of the People of the Book?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my sir?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I hope you are well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I want to ask you a few questions, and I do not want to burden you, to be honest.
The Shaykh : What are the questions before you record?
The questioner : The questions are about imported meats.
The Shaykh : That is one question, you are saying questions.
The questioner : That is one question.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you have any others?
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : What is it? May Allah guide you.
The questioner : What is the ruling of the religion regarding the expulsion of the fetus in the first month, or the first week, or so on?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then, regarding profit in Islam, is there a specific ceiling for profitability, in addition to public auctions?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that all?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, bring the first question.
The questioner : Yes, what is the ruling in Islam regarding imported or canned meats, which are naturally the food of the People of the Book?
The Shaykh : The intended meaning of His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]; that is: their slaughtered animals, which are slaughtered according to the Shari'ah method.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And it is not intended, obviously, their food, meaning what they eat and what they feed.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : For among what they eat is what is forbidden by the consensus of the Muslims, such as pork.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the intended meaning of "the food of those" is not what they eat, but what they slaughter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if these imported meats and imported canned goods are from animals that are first lawful for us to slaughter and eat, and second, they have slaughtered them according to the Islamic method, and did not kill them by beating or strangle them, then it is permissible for us to eat them, as long as they are from their slaughtered animals; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : Even if they did not mention the name of Allah over them?
The Shaykh : Even if they did not mention it, because whether they mention it or not, the result is the same, because when a Christian says "In the name of Allah," for example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah, in their belief, is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no difference if he says "In the name of Allah" or "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit"; he is one who associates partners with Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he is from the People of the Book, and Allah has permitted us the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book, unlike the other polytheists.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my sir?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I hope you are well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I want to ask you a few questions, and I do not want to burden you, to be honest.
The Shaykh : What are the questions before you record?
The questioner : The questions are about imported meats.
The Shaykh : That is one question, you are saying questions.
The questioner : That is one question.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you have any others?
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : What is it? May Allah guide you.
The questioner : What is the ruling of the religion regarding the expulsion of the fetus in the first month, or the first week, or so on?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then, regarding profit in Islam, is there a specific ceiling for profitability, in addition to public auctions?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that all?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, bring the first question.
The questioner : Yes, what is the ruling in Islam regarding imported or canned meats, which are naturally the food of the People of the Book?
The Shaykh : The intended meaning of His saying, the Exalted:
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And it is not intended, obviously, their food, meaning what they eat and what they feed.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : For among what they eat is what is forbidden by the consensus of the Muslims, such as pork.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the intended meaning of "the food of those" is not what they eat, but what they slaughter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if these imported meats and imported canned goods are from animals that are first lawful for us to slaughter and eat, and second, they have slaughtered them according to the Islamic method, and did not kill them by beating or strangle them, then it is permissible for us to eat them, as long as they are from their slaughtered animals; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : Even if they did not mention the name of Allah over them?
The Shaykh : Even if they did not mention it, because whether they mention it or not, the result is the same, because when a Christian says "In the name of Allah," for example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah, in their belief, is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no difference if he says "In the name of Allah" or "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit"; he is one who associates partners with Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he is from the People of the Book, and Allah has permitted us the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book, unlike the other polytheists.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: All right.
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