Ruling on eating forbidden food for the purpose of training
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In some Islamic armies, groups are selected to train on eating snakes and frogs and drinking their urine, on the pretext that this strengthens them. Is this permissible?The Shaykh: Is it the urine of the person himself, or the urine of these animals?The questioner: The urine of the person himself.
This is not permissible, it is not lawful, and it is impossible for making a sin lawful to ever be a cause of victory. On the contrary, sin is a cause of defeat.Have you seen the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Imran: 152] The Exalted and Glorious refers to the Battle of Uhud, where there was only one sin, and yet the most noble army on the face of the earth, from the time of the creation of Adam until the Hour stands, was defeated because of this sin. The reason was that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had arranged the soldiers,And He said to fifty men of the archers: saying, "Stay here in this important place to protect the backs of the Muslims." When the polytheists were exposed and fled, and the Muslims began to collect the spoils of war, most of these archers descended, because they thought the matter was over. Their commander reminded them of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do not leave your positions" , meaning: from your place, whether the victory is for us or against us. But they, may Allah be pleased with them, and He excused them and forgave them, did not obey. Rather, they descended, and defeat occurred after the victory had been for the Muslims at the beginning of the day, and this was due to a single sin.So what about the one who says: Drink your urine, eat snakes, and the like? A Muslim does not say this. Rather, what appears to me is that this is adopted from the disbelievers who do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden.
The questioner: This is found in the shock troops present in some Islamic countries! The Shaykh: Even if it is found anywhere, it is never lawful for them. Forbidden things are not permissible except in cases of dire necessity. When dire necessity comes, a person knows how to eat and drink. As for making him, in a state of choice, drink urine and eat forbidden things,For fear that he might need it? No! Rather, we say: If dire necessity occurs at that hour, Allah has permitted the person to eat what Allah has forbidden him.As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am: 119] .
This is not permissible, it is not lawful, and it is impossible for making a sin lawful to ever be a cause of victory. On the contrary, sin is a cause of defeat.Have you seen the saying of Allah the Exalted:
until [the time] when you lost courage and fell to disputing about the order [given by the Prophet] and disobeyed after He had shown you that which you love
حَتَّى إِذَا فَشِلْتُمْ وَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ وَعَصَيْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا أَرَاكُمْ مَا تُحِبُّونَThe questioner: This is found in the shock troops present in some Islamic countries! The Shaykh: Even if it is found anywhere, it is never lawful for them. Forbidden things are not permissible except in cases of dire necessity. When dire necessity comes, a person knows how to eat and drink. As for making him, in a state of choice, drink urine and eat forbidden things,For fear that he might need it? No! Rather, we say: If dire necessity occurs at that hour, Allah has permitted the person to eat what Allah has forbidden him.As Allah the Exalted said: