Ruling on asking about the type of chicken in restaurants out of fear of falling into doubt
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Ruling on asking about the type of chicken in restaurants out of fear of falling into doubt
What is the ruling on the action of some of the brothers when they go to restaurants and ask about the chicken they have, and they press them, saying: This is a matter of scrupulousness so that they do not fall into doubt?
I say: This is not scrupulousness. Scrupulousness is following the Sunnah. Scrupulousness is not for a person to be stubborn, to delve too deep, and to be excessive; rather, this is a path to destruction. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (The excessive ones have perished) three times,Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: (A group of people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! A group of people brings us meat, and we do not know whether the name of Allah was mentioned over it or not?He said: You mention the name of Allah and eat it,She said: And they were recent converts from disbelief) They assumed they were Muslims, but perhaps matters were hidden from them,So they said: (You mention the name of Allah yourselves and eat) He did not say: Ask them whether they mentioned the name or not. If we followed the path of these people, we would say even in our restaurants: We ask, perhaps the one who slaughtered this chicken or the young man does not pray, and the person who does not pray is a disbeliever, and his slaughter is not lawful,Does that mean we go to the restaurant and say: Who slaughtered it? I took it from the market,I did not ask: Does he pray or does he not pray?I asked him and they said: He prays.
We say: Did I drain the blood or did I strangle it?If he says: I drained the blood.
We say: Did he mention the name of Allah or not?If he says: He mentioned the name of Allah.
We say: Is this chicken and sheep his property, and he did not steal it or rob it?! This is the reality if one delves too deep,He said: No.
He bought it, from where? The one who sold it to him, did he steal it or what? It goes on without end.
The reality is that if a person opens these doors for himself, even though they are closed by the Shari'ah, he will be exhausted.
So we say: Praise be to Allah, I inform you that this issue was presented to the Council of Senior Scholars, and the responsible officials in the state were invited to the council, including the Minister of Commerce and a member of the Minister of Finance, and they were questioned by the senior scholars in the Kingdom,And they said: Everything that enters the Kingdom is slaughtered in the Islamic way, and praise be to Allah, we are under the guarantee of these people.
Then he must eat, even if he says: Whether it is Brazilian, English, or American, the important thing is that as long as these officials are with us, they are responsible for the entire community.
The questioner: There are those who say: It is not permissible to eat imported meats.
The Shaykh: In any case, if they say: It is not permissible,Tell him: Bring it to me and I will eat it, and the matter is ended.
What is the ruling on the action of some of the brothers when they go to restaurants and ask about the chicken they have, and they press them, saying: This is a matter of scrupulousness so that they do not fall into doubt?
I say: This is not scrupulousness. Scrupulousness is following the Sunnah. Scrupulousness is not for a person to be stubborn, to delve too deep, and to be excessive; rather, this is a path to destruction. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (The excessive ones have perished) three times,Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: (A group of people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! A group of people brings us meat, and we do not know whether the name of Allah was mentioned over it or not?He said: You mention the name of Allah and eat it,She said: And they were recent converts from disbelief) They assumed they were Muslims, but perhaps matters were hidden from them,So they said: (You mention the name of Allah yourselves and eat) He did not say: Ask them whether they mentioned the name or not. If we followed the path of these people, we would say even in our restaurants: We ask, perhaps the one who slaughtered this chicken or the young man does not pray, and the person who does not pray is a disbeliever, and his slaughter is not lawful,Does that mean we go to the restaurant and say: Who slaughtered it? I took it from the market,I did not ask: Does he pray or does he not pray?I asked him and they said: He prays.
We say: Did I drain the blood or did I strangle it?If he says: I drained the blood.
We say: Did he mention the name of Allah or not?If he says: He mentioned the name of Allah.
We say: Is this chicken and sheep his property, and he did not steal it or rob it?! This is the reality if one delves too deep,He said: No.
He bought it, from where? The one who sold it to him, did he steal it or what? It goes on without end.
The reality is that if a person opens these doors for himself, even though they are closed by the Shari'ah, he will be exhausted.
So we say: Praise be to Allah, I inform you that this issue was presented to the Council of Senior Scholars, and the responsible officials in the state were invited to the council, including the Minister of Commerce and a member of the Minister of Finance, and they were questioned by the senior scholars in the Kingdom,And they said: Everything that enters the Kingdom is slaughtered in the Islamic way, and praise be to Allah, we are under the guarantee of these people.
Then he must eat, even if he says: Whether it is Brazilian, English, or American, the important thing is that as long as these officials are with us, they are responsible for the entire community.
The questioner: There are those who say: It is not permissible to eat imported meats.
The Shaykh: In any case, if they say: It is not permissible,Tell him: Bring it to me and I will eat it, and the matter is ended.