Pigs on buses

[Muslimah]

as salam alykom

I got this from another board:

Question: Latest news reports say that the Israeli Government is preparing to place pigs on buses and other places so that the Mujahideen who carry out martyrdom opperations will touch the pigs before they die and hence be "denied entry to paradise"

"Though the pig is considered a defiled animal strictly forbidden in Jewish dietary laws, the Muslims forbid any contact with the animal. Any contact with the pig is punishable by denial of entry to paradise."

Is it true that any contact with a pig before death denies entry to paradise? If this is true, then will the shuhada (martyrs) still be considered shuhada? Or will the Palestinians have to quit martyrdom opperations in locations where pig is suspected to be?

Answer: Yes, it is a sin to keep or transact in pigs. However, involuntary, accidental, or unwitting contact with pigs is not even a sin, let alone something that would prevent entry into paradise.

And Allah knows best.

Wassalam,

Faraz Rabbani (faraz@sunnipath.com)

Sunni Path - www.sunnipath.com

any comments????