The Meaning of His Saying: "And his food is forbidden, and his clothing is forbidden, and his drink is forbidden, and he is nourished with the forbidden, so how will he be answered."
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan ad-Darimi 20:12.
This is a question in the sense of improbability, meaning it is unlikely that Allah will answer him.
Therefore, I warn my brothers from this place; I warn them against eating what is forbidden. What is eating what is forbidden? Some people think that eating what is forbidden means a person eating pork, blood, carrion, and the like. This is correct; this is eating what is forbidden, but no one eats it.
But eating what is forbidden includes eating what is forbidden in itself and eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition. Are you with me? Eating what is forbidden in itself and eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition. How is eating what is forbidden in itself? It is when it is forbidden in its specific nature, such as carrion, blood, pork, intoxicants, and the like.
Eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition is when the thing is lawful in itself, but because of the means by which it was acquired, it became forbidden. For example, stolen goods: a person steals money from someone or takes it from him by force and eats it. We say this is eating what is forbidden. How is it eating what is forbidden when it is food that is eaten and drunk? We say: It is forbidden why? Because of its acquisition.
A person acquires money through riba (usury or interest), giving one hundred dirhams for one hundred and twenty, either explicitly or through a scheme.
And his food is forbidden, and his clothing is forbidden, and his drink is forbidden, and he is nourished with the forbidden, so how will he be answered?
وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَغُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ، فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لذلكHow
أنىTherefore, I warn my brothers from this place; I warn them against eating what is forbidden. What is eating what is forbidden? Some people think that eating what is forbidden means a person eating pork, blood, carrion, and the like. This is correct; this is eating what is forbidden, but no one eats it.
But eating what is forbidden includes eating what is forbidden in itself and eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition. Are you with me? Eating what is forbidden in itself and eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition. How is eating what is forbidden in itself? It is when it is forbidden in its specific nature, such as carrion, blood, pork, intoxicants, and the like.
Eating what is forbidden due to its acquisition is when the thing is lawful in itself, but because of the means by which it was acquired, it became forbidden. For example, stolen goods: a person steals money from someone or takes it from him by force and eats it. We say this is eating what is forbidden. How is it eating what is forbidden when it is food that is eaten and drunk? We say: It is forbidden why? Because of its acquisition.
A person acquires money through riba (usury or interest), giving one hundred dirhams for one hundred and twenty, either explicitly or through a scheme.