03-03-2004, 04:42 AM
Asalaamu Alikum,
6:145 - Say: I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for it is an abomination or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than God's. but (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, thy lord is oft forgiving, most merciful.
With all due respect I think we must look further into this matter of halal meat. I heard a fiqh lesson on this and the part we must look further at is this:<b> if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, thy lord is oft forgiving, most merciful.</b>
I have tried to find this matter on my own to provide the daleel to all of us, but alas I can not find it. I will go from memory and in sha Allah I will ask our Imam about this to provide the daleel.
The above in bold was taught to us in this way. The necessity must be of dire consequenses such as near death and there is nothing else to eat. The person may partake of this meat only enough to keep oneself alive, not to fill your stomach so in sha Allah you may be able to continue on your jounery to get to a place you can get halal food.
I think we should be careful about the food we choose to eat as the stomach is one of the inroads to the heart, and will testify for us on the Day of Judgement.
Wa salaam
Todd