1. Islam
Forbids Wine and Drug
Islam forbids wine and all types of addictive drugs, whether they
are ingested, inhaled or injected. Allah (s.w.t.) says:
O you who believe!
Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic
drinks), gambling, stone altars on which the polytheists slaughtered to
their idols, arrows for seeking luck or decision are an abomination of Satan’s
handiwork; so avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order
that you may be successful. * Satan wants only to excite enmity and hatred
between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks, etc.) and gambling, and
hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from the Prayer. So, will you not
then abstain? [5:90-1]
In order to prevent those
who seek to profit through its sale or aid in its spread, the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“Allah has cursed wine,
the one who pours it, the one who drinks it, the one who squeezes it, the one
who it was squeezed for, the one who carries it, the one it is carried to, the
one who sells it, the one who buys it, and the one who profits from it.” [Abu Dawod]
With this, Islam preserves
the mind and other senses from anything which would harm or damage them. It
also seeks to safeguard mankind from falling to the level of creation which has
no awareness.
As is well-known, those
who drink alcohol or take drugs would become addicted to them. Therefore, he
would try to appease this urge by acquiring money by any means; even if it means
stealing and killing. One must keep in mind, the atrocious crimes people commit
against other's honor and chastity on account of these substances. For this
reason, Islam refers to it being the ‘mother’ of all great sins.
2. Islam Forbids Consumption of Pigs and Others
Islam has forbidden the
consumption of carrion, pigs, and all other things mentioned in Allah’s (s.w.t.) Words:
Forbidden to you (for
food) are: al-maytah (dead animals - cattle-beast not
slaughtered) blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which Allah’s Name has
not been mentioned while slaughtering [the meat of which has been
slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for
idols, etc.], and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent
blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns - and that which has
been (partly) eaten by a wild animal - unless you are able to slaughter
it (before its death) and that which is sacrificed (slaughtered) on
stone altars. (Forbidden) also is to use arrows seeking luck or
decision, (all) that is disobedience of Allah and sin. [5:3]
3. Eating Slaughtered Food Which Allah’s Wasn’t
Mentioned.
It is not lawful to eat things which were slaughtered, and over which the Name of Allah was not
mentioned, or intentionally left aside. Allah () says:
Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah’s Name has
not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal), for
sure it is a sin and disobedience of Allah. [6:121]
4. Islam Forbids Animals with Canine Teeth
It has forbidden the meat
of animals which have canine teeth; such as lions, leopards, wolves and the
like. It has also forbidden birds that have talons such as eagles, falcons,
hawks and other birds of prey.
It has forbidden all types of food or drink which are harmful to
one’s body, such as cigarettes and similar things. Allah () says:
And do not kill yourselves
(nor kill one another).
Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you. [4:29]
4. Islam Forbids Men From
Wearing Silk, Gold and Silver
It has forbidden men from wearing silk, gold, and silver, but has
deemed them permissible for women.
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“Indeed Allah made the
wearing of silk and gold permissible for the women of my Ummah, but
forbidden for its men.” [Nasaa`i]
It is not allowed for both
males and females, though, to eat or drink from utensils made from either gold
or silver, for the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“Do not drink from gold or
silver utensils and do not eat from its plate for indeed it is for them (the disbelievers) in this life and for us in
the next.” [al-Bukhari]
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