The basic principle for the Muslim is that he obeys whatever Allaah enjoins upon him, and refrains from whatever He forbids him, whether the reason behind that is clear or not.
It is not permissible for a Muslim to reject any ruling of shareeโah or to hesitate to follow it if the reason behind it is not clear. Rather he must accept the rulings on halaal and haraam when they are proven in the text, whether he understands the reason behind that or not. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
โIt is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allaah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain errorโ
[al-Ahzaab 33:36]โThe only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allaah (His Words, the Qurโaan) and His Messenger, to judge between them, is that they say: โWe hear and we obey.โ And such are the successful (who will live forever in Paradise)โ
[al-Noor 24:51]
Pork is forbidden in Islam according to the text of the Qurโaan, where Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
โHe has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swineโฆโ
[al-Baqarah 2:173]It is not permissible for a Muslim to consume it under any circumstances except in cases of necessity where a personโs life depends on eating it, such as in the case of starvation where a person fears that he is going to die, and he cannot find any other kind of food, based on the sharโi principle: โIn cases of necessity, haraam things are permitted.โ
There is no mention in the sharโi texts of a specific reason for the prohibition on pork, apart from the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): โfor that surely, is impureโ [al-Anโaam 6:145]. The word rijs (translated here as โimpureโ) is used to refer to anything that is regarded as abhorrent in Islam and according to the sound human nature (fitrah). This reason alone is sufficient. And there is a general reason which is given with regard to the prohibition on haraam food and drink and the like, which points to the reason behind the prohibition on pork. This general reason is to be found in the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
โhe [i.e., the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] allows them as lawful AtโTayyibaat (i.e. all good and lawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and prohibits them as unlawful AlโKhabaaโith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods)โ
[al-Aโraaf 7:157]The general meaning of this verse includes the reason for the prohibition on pork and it may be understood that in the Islamic viewpoint, it is included among the list of things that are evil and unlawful (al-khabaaโith).
What is meant by al-khabaaโith here is all things that will harm a personโs health, wealth or morals. Everything that leads to negative consequences in one of these important aspects of a personโs life comes under the general heading of khabaaโith.
Scientific and medical research has also proven that the pig, among all other animals, is regarded as a carrier of germs that are harmful to the human body. Explaining all these harmful diseases in detail would take too long, but in brief we may list them as: parasitical diseases, bacterial diseases, viruses and so on.
These and other harmful effects indicate that the Wise Lawgiver has only forbidden pork for a reason, which is to preserve life and health, which are among the five basic necessities which are protected by shareeโah.
And Allaah knows best
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑโ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น-๐๐ฑ๐ต๐ฎ
๐ด ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก โ๐ข๐ ๐บ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐โ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ
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