hello,
i was just wondering if it is a big sin to consume meat from tesco and stuff as they are not owned by muslims.
the thing is that tesco is very convinient and cheap compared to the local “halal” butchers as i have to change 2 busses to get there. recently i was told that buying meat from tesco is not as big deal as i thought it was as the butchers are “ahle kitab”.
could i please get pples views on this issue?
thnx
Re: meat from supermarkets(non-halal?)
Here’s a thread that might be of help to you. It discusses this topic and looks at it from different viewpoints and beliefs: http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=192436
Re: meat from supermarkets(non-halal?)
Sunan - Abu Dawood
Book 39, Number 4495:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
Ibn Shihab said: Jabir ibn Abdullah used to say that a Jewess from the inhabitants of Khaybar poisoned a roasted sheep and presented it to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) who took its foreleg and ate from it. A group of his companions also ate with him.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then said: Take your hands away (from the food). The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then sent someone to the Jewess and he called her.
He said to her: Have you poisoned this sheep? The Jewess replied: Who has informed you? He said: This foreleg which I have in my hand has informed me. She said: Yes. He said: What did you intend by it? She said: I thought if you were a prophet, it would not harm you; if you were not a prophet, we should rid ourselves of him (i.e. the Prophet). The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then forgave her, and did not punish her. But some of his companions who ate it, died. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) had himself cupped on his shoulder on account of that which he had eaten from the sheep. AbuHind cupped him with the horn and knife. He was a client of Banu Bayadah from the Ansar.
In the above hadeeth, it is obvious that Huzoor:saw: had no reservations from eating meat which was prepared by a Jewess.
Re: meat from supermarkets(non-halal?)
^ remember, most of scholars of today consider "Kosher" food to be halal/permissible for Muslims. "Kosher" Jews follow their sharia when slaughtering animal, which is similar to what Islam tells us. Christians don't do the same way.
Re: meat from supermarkets(non-halal?)
sadiyah,
do u eat the so called non-halal meat now?