What is the ruling on drinking and buying the cola beverage produced by the Jews?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, there is a beverage called produced by a Jewish company. What is the ruling on drinking this beverage? What is the ruling on selling it? Is it a form of cooperation in sin and transgression, or not?
The Shaykh : Has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought food from a Jew for his family, and that he died while his armor was pledged with this Jew? Has it not reached you that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted gifts from the Jews? And has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the invitation of a Jew? If we were to say: we do not use what the Jews make, or we do not eat what the Jews make from things that do not require ritual slaughter, we would miss out on using many cars that only the Jews manufacture, and other useful things that only the Jews manufacture.
It is true that this beverage may contain a calamity that the Jews put in it, because the Jews are not trustworthy. For this reason, they placed poison in the sheep they offered as a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) died while saying: meaning: my death. For this reason, al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died from the Jews killing him. May the curse of Allah be upon the Jews, and may the curse of Allah be upon the Christians, for they are not trustworthy, neither the Jews nor the Christians. But in my opinion, what reaches us must have been tested and examined, and it must be known whether it contains danger or harm or not.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, there is a beverage called produced by a Jewish company. What is the ruling on buying this beverage? What is the ruling on selling it? Is it a form of cooperation in sin and transgression, or not?
The Shaykh : Has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought food from a Jew for his family, and that he died while his armor was pledged with this Jew? Has it not reached you that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted gifts from the Jews? And has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the invitation of a Jew? If we were to say: we do not use what the Jews make, or we do not eat what the Jews make from things that do not require ritual slaughter, we would miss out on many things regarding cars now, which yes, only the Jews manufacture.
It is true that this beverage may contain a calamity that the Jews put in it, because the Jews are not trustworthy. For this reason, they placed poison in the sheep they offered as a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) died while saying: meaning: my death. For this reason, al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died from the Jews killing him". May the curse of Allah be upon the Jews, and may the curse of Allah be upon the Christians, for they are not trustworthy, neither the Jews nor the Christians. But in my opinion, what reaches us must have been tested and examined, and it must be known whether it contains danger or harm or not. Yes, yes, yes, allow us, the place is hot, but if Allah wills we will try, if you have seen... the cold, no, this disturbs the recording, look for us something, you see, it does not matter to us, whatever you want.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... through it ... we put this which they call Asbalt, is it Asbalt or what? Asbalt, yes, Asbalt or something else, the important thing is something that benefits us, yes.
Cola
الكولاThe Shaykh : Has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought food from a Jew for his family, and that he died while his armor was pledged with this Jew? Has it not reached you that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted gifts from the Jews? And has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the invitation of a Jew? If we were to say: we do not use what the Jews make, or we do not eat what the Jews make from things that do not require ritual slaughter, we would miss out on using many cars that only the Jews manufacture, and other useful things that only the Jews manufacture.
It is true that this beverage may contain a calamity that the Jews put in it, because the Jews are not trustworthy. For this reason, they placed poison in the sheep they offered as a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) died while saying:
The food of Khaybar is still recurring in me, and this is the time of the severing of my aorta.
ما زالت أكلة خيبر تعاودني، وهذا أوان انقطاع أبهريThe questioner : The honorable Shaykh, there is a beverage called
Cola
الكولاThe Shaykh : Has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought food from a Jew for his family, and that he died while his armor was pledged with this Jew? Has it not reached you that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted gifts from the Jews? And has it not reached you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the invitation of a Jew? If we were to say: we do not use what the Jews make, or we do not eat what the Jews make from things that do not require ritual slaughter, we would miss out on many things regarding cars now, which yes, only the Jews manufacture.
It is true that this beverage may contain a calamity that the Jews put in it, because the Jews are not trustworthy. For this reason, they placed poison in the sheep they offered as a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) died while saying:
The food of Khaybar is still recurring in me, and this is the time of the severing of my aorta.
ما زالت أكلة خيبر تعاودني، وهذا أوان انقطاع أبهريThe student: ...
The Shaykh : ... through it ... we put this which they call Asbalt, is it Asbalt or what? Asbalt, yes, Asbalt or something else, the important thing is something that benefits us, yes.