Halal Food Products

apples_too · May 28, 2009, 11:14pm

Not necessarily true that Arab and Indian grocery stores sell only halal products , and then you have to be careful about Stores owned by Christian Arabs , there is a Zaid Market in Anahiem , CA . Which smells , looks like and sounds like an Arab store but they sell pork too. It is owned by a Christian Arab.

As per some Islamic scholars** all seafood is halal**: here are the references they use for their stance:
Al Quran
Surah AN_NAHL (The BEE)
16:14 It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful.
Surah FATIR (the Angels, originator)
35:12 Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike,- the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and ye extract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye may be grateful.

Hadith
Abu Hurairah narrated that a man asked the Messenger of Allah( peace be upon Him) “O prophet(s) , we sail on the ocean and we carry only a little water if we use it for ablution , we will have to go thirst , May we use it sea water for ablution? " Said Prophet (S)” Its ( the sea) water is pure and its dead (animals) are lawful(i,e, they can be eaten without any prescribed slaughtering)
Tis Hadith is related by “the five” .At Tirmizi calls it hassan sahih. and Al Bukhari says it is sahih.

Thank you Mirch…I am always confused about seafood…