Is it understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted, "And He has made lawful for them the good things and has forbidden for them the impure things," that every impure thing is forbidden? It is not clear.
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The questioner : Is it understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-A'raf 7:157] that every impure thing is forbidden?
The Shaykh : No, this is not correct, because the Companions only said it was forbidden where it was forbidden for the one who ate it to attend the mosque, not that it is necessarily forbidden by being described as impure.
The Shaykh : It is not correct, it is absolutely not correct, and this is what led us to say this: that every forbidden thing is impure, but not every impure thing is forbidden.
makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil
ويحل لهم الطيبات ويحرم عليهم الخبائثThe Shaykh : No, this is not correct, because the Companions only said it was forbidden where it was forbidden for the one who ate it to attend the mosque, not that it is necessarily forbidden by being described as impure.
The Shaykh : It is not correct, it is absolutely not correct, and this is what led us to say this: that every forbidden thing is impure, but not every impure thing is forbidden.