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An Important Discussion On Zahbia and People of the books (Christian or Jews).
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Question: Whether the Zahbia of people of the books
(Christian or Jews) and places where the food is severed and sold by them (i.e meat),
What does the Shariah requirements of its legality and reliability, especially where
there is doubt or when Muslims are not certain if the name of Allah' was mentioned
at the time of slaughter.
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Answer by Mufti Taqi Usmani
Darul Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan
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Concerning this issue? It is my opinion that the Zabiha performed by the a person
among the people of the book is not the only condition other necessary conditions
are:
- At time of slaughter the name of Allah' must be mentioned
- Jugular vein must be cut similar to Islamic Shariah.
These above conditions are equally applies to a Muslim as well as to people of
the books. The main reasons that Islam permits the Zabiha of people of the book
and forbidden the meats of Mushrikin (those who associate with Allah i.e. Christian)
at that time the people of the books used to respect the requirements of Zabiha
that were imposed by the Islamic Shariah.
Ref:('maghribi mumalic kay chand Jadid fiqhi masail aur unka hul')
'Current fiqh problems and their solution for the West'.
Memon Islamic Publisher, Karachi, Pakistan
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What Reliable Ulema say about the people of the books?
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Source: 'The Noble Quran Tafser-e- Usmani' by Allama Shabbir Ahmed Uthmani 1885-1949
English translation by Maulana Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad Ulema of Deoaband (India).
Allah may have granted this concession because The Christians and Jews, however,
believe; though wrongly, the Divine Revelation and Prophet hood, and they are apt
for further reformation.
Exceptions:The Idolaters, Polytheist, (such as Hindu, Buddhist etc.) are not
granted this concession. Perhaps, because their hearts are more defiled by atheism
or polytheism and are not acceptable in a Muslim Society. If a Muslim woman (or man)
becomes Christian of Jew denouncing Islam, she or he is not lawful for marriage
because she/he in an apostate.
Similarly, the food of an apostate is not lawful though, he may sacrifice the animal
pronouncing the Name of Allah' thousand times over it.
For example, the girls of the Qadyanis (Ahymedia sect) who are declared
apostates by the Muslims are not lawful for marriage, nor their sacrifice is lawful
to eat.
Similarly, the women of other religions as Hinduism and Buddhism are not
lawful; neither the sacrifice of the Hindus and Bodhist is lawful. Allah' does not
recognize any other religion (except the Religion of the Jews and Christians) as
a Heavenly Religion. The Religion of the Jews and Christian is heavenly though
they have much distorted their religions, and though Islam abrogates their religions,
because abrogation does not discard their heavenly character.
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Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi's decree, Ulema of Deoband (India)
source: 'Fatawa Rahimiyah' by Mufti Abur Rahim Lajpuri
"But those who are called Christians nowadays are mostly Christian as a community;
religiously they are simply 'agnostics' (One who believes that there can be no proof
of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that God exists) and
materialists; (those who believe that physical well-being and worldly possessions
constitute the greatest good and highest value in life, another word denies Hereafter),
to such this order of propriety of marriage is not applicable."
(Indad F vol. ii, p170; Taf. BQ vol. iii, sect 9).
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Allaamah Shabbir Ahmed Uthmani who is one of the best commentators of the Quran
has observed as follows:
May it be remembered that the Christian contemporaries (modernist) with us are
generally 'Christian in name only'. Among them are many, those neither believes in
any revealed Book or in any religion or in the existence of Allah. The term scripture
(People of Books) cannot be applied to them.
Hence, the religious prescription (hukm)in respect of their slaughtered animal and
women will not be like that means for the scripture (People of Books)
May it also be noted that the lawfulness of the thing means that it itself there
in non reason for its being unlawful but if external influences and circumstances
are such that one has to commit several other unlawful acts to derive benefit from
it nay, even if there is possibility of one's committing infidelity (sin), then the
deriving of benefit from such thing shall not be permitted.
(Fawaid-e-Surat al-Maida, p.171 sect 6)
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It is stated in the 'Tafsir-e- Haqqani' (Vol. IV, p 11):
"that the agnostics of Europe of the period are not Christians
at all. It is stated in the Fatawa Dar al-Ulum that those people who are called
Christians nowadays are mostly agnostics, they do not believe in any religion and
not even convinced of the existence of God.
Though, in the census reports these people are stated to be Christians according
to our religious regulation they cannot be termed scripturaries.
(vols. i-ii, p. 160, Qadim)
One thing is notable, those Christians and Jews who don't believe in their own
Religion are not real Christian and Jews. There are either Atheists or Irreligious.
So, they are like Idolaters and Polytheists. Their women are not lawful; their
sacrifice is not lawful."
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