Presentation on Halal and Haram

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Presentation on Halal and Haram

• By A. Jan and R. Jan

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Outline

• Definitions
• Halal
• Haram
• Makruh
• Examples
• Quotes
• References

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Halal

• Any action which is approved by the Quran or the
  express approval or silence from the Prophet.
• English meaning lawful

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Halal (contd)

• In heaven, everything will be halal, even wine.
  It wont be the kind that gets people drunk. It
  will be flavorful and tasty. 3747
• Halal meat is slaughtered in a way that the
  animals die painlessly. Allah's name is
  mentioned. The blood is drained so the meat is
  more healthy. This preparation is called Dhabiha
  meat.
• Remember...if you stay away from food that you
  are not allowed to eat for Allah's sake, He will
  reward you more

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Halal (contd)

• O people, eat from the earth what is lawful and
  good. But do not follow in the ways of Shaitan
  for he is your declared enemy. (2168)?
• The food as well as drink used by a Muslim should
  be lawful (halal) and pure (layyib).
• They ask thee (O' Prophet) what is made lawful
  for them. Say (All) good and wholesome things
  are made lawful for you.

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Halal (contd)

• Things that you are allowed to do
• Halal food is for our own protection
• The best thing for you to consume is fresh halal
  meat, fruit, vegetables, grains, fresh baked
  breads, pastries, and sweets

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Haram

• Any action forbidden by Allah in the Quran or by
  the Prophet. Any action against the spirit of
  Islam.
• English meaning unlawful

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Haram (contd)

• Haram food is bad for us. It can cause us to get
  very sick
• If you drink red wine to cure your heart, you
  get addicted and want more and more. Eventually,
  you might get drunk.
• Most brands of the Jello and marshmallows have
  gelatin that is made of pig and cow hooves.
  Gelatin is used to make marshmallows creamier.
• Food is not the only thing that is haram.
  Showing of your body is Haram. The prophet
  disliked it when women did that.
• Intoxication anything that causes you to loose
  your senses
• O you who believe! Eat of the good things
  wherewith We have supplied you, and render thanks
  to Allah if you are (indeed) His worshipers. He
  hath forbidden you carrion and blood and the
  flesh of swine and that over which any name other
  than that of Allah hath been invoked (2 172,
  173).

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Haram (contd)

• Backbiting is an evil tongue. It is unlawful to
  Islam. The Holy Quran condemns it by stating O
  you, who believe! Shun much suspicion for verily
  some suspicion is a crime. Would any of you like
  to eat of the flesh of his dead brother? But you
  abhor it. And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo!
  Allah is Relenting, Merciful. 4912
• Backbiting is when a person says mean things
  about others in their absence. This grave sin
  has likened to the eating of flesh of the dead
  body of a brother. It is an admitted fact that a
  Muslim is the brother of a Muslim and as such
  deserves his help and co-operation but a
  backbiter acts contrary to it.
• When a person is backbiting, the person being
  backbitten cannot defend himself because he
  himself is not there. For this reason, backbiting
  is strictly prohibited in Islam and one who is
  accustomed to this habit, shall not enter
  Paradise. (Muslim)

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Makruh

• Any action which is not forbidden but seems to
  the limits to the halal standards.
• Strongly prohibited due to harmful effects
  (individual vs. mass)
• English meaning is nearly an unlawful thing.

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Examples for Kids

• When you see other kids eating pepperoni pizza or
  eating marsh mallows, what do you do? Do you do
  it too? What do you think? Well...no

There is wine in the fridge. That is Haram too.
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Examples for Kids

• Sometimes it's pretty tempting to eat it because
  almost everyone is eating it. But you should
  always remember that you don't have to be the
  same as everyone. If someone asks, just say,
  It's part of my religion,

Bacon
Sausage
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Examples for Kids

• Before you eat something that your not sure
  about, don't be afraid to ask or look at the
  ingredients on the back.

Marshmallows
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Quotes

• They ask you about liquor and gambling. Tell
  them, 'There is both harm and benefit in them for
  people. But the harm is greater than the
  benefit. 2219
• The Arabic meaning for gambling literally means
  getting something easily without working for
  it. It is haram (unlawful) in Islam to win money
  without the least amount of effort.
• Wine makes you intoxicated and causes you to go
  crazy. When you are intoxicated, you are not
  allowed to enter any mosque. If you do, you will
  get banned immediately.

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Quotes

• He has given you garments to protect you from
  heat and coats of armor to save you from mutual
  violence. Thus doth He perfect his favor unto you
  in order that you may surrender. 1681
• Islam thinks it is morally necessary that both
  male and female, whatever country or nation,
  should conceal there body other than the face,
  hands, and feet.

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Quran Intoxicants and Gambling (002.219)

• YUSUFALI They ask thee concerning wine and
  gambling. Say "In them is great sin, and some
  profit, for men but the sin is greater than the
  profit." They ask thee how much they are to
  spend Say "What is beyond your needs." Thus
  doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs In order
  that ye may consider-
• PICKTHAL They question thee about strong drink
  and games of chance. Say In both is great sin,
  and (some) utility for men but the sin of them
  is greater than their usefulness. And they ask
  thee what they ought to spend. Say that which is
  superfluous. Thus Allah makes plain to you (His)
  revelations, that haply ye may reflect.
• SHAKIR They ask you about intoxicants and games
  of chance. Say In both of them there is a great
  sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is
  greater than their profit. And they ask you as to
  what they should spend. Say What you can spare.
  Thus does Allah make clear to you the
  communications, that you may ponder

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Quran Intoxicants and Gambling (005.090)

• YUSUFALI O ye who believe! Intoxicants and
  gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination
  by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's
  handwork eschew such (abomination), that ye may
  prosper.
• PICKTHAL O ye who believe! Strong drink and
  games of chance and idols and divining arrows are
  only an infamy of Satan's handiwork. Leave it
  aside in order that ye may succeed.
• SHAKIR O you who believe! intoxicants and games
  of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up and
  (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the
  Shaitan's work shun it therefore that you may be
  successful.

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Quran Intoxicants and Gambling (005.091)

• YUSUFALI Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity
  and hatred between you, with intoxicants and
  gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of
  Allah, and from prayer will ye not then abstain?
• PICKTHAL Satan seeks only to cast among you
  enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and
  games of chance, and to turn you from remembrance
  of Allah and from (His) worship. Will ye then
  have done?
• SHAKIR The Shaitan only desires to cause enmity
  and hatred to spring in your midst by means of
  intoxicants and games of chance, and to keep you
  off from the remembrance of Allah and from
  prayer. Will you then desist?

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References

• Dos and Do Nots in Islam, Abdur Rehman Shad
• What Islam is All About, Yahiya Emerick
• USC Compendium of Muslim Texts.
  http//www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/