(018) The Best Food To Eat As A Muslim

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Today At A Glance

• The Best Food To Eat As A Muslim

• Buying And Selling On Credit

• The Second Hijra To Habasha

The Best Food To Eat As A Muslim

Allah says:

“O People, Eat That Which Is Halal And Pure In The Earth, And Don’t Follow The Footsteps Of The Devil…”

[Al-Baqarah 2:168]

In this verse, Allah orders the whole of humanity to eat that which is halal and pure. As a muslim looking to improve, whatever you consume should fulfil these two conditions. It should be permissible and it should also be pure.

There are foodstuffs today which may be halal, however they contain the worst of ingredients. Try to avoid them especially if they cause harm to your body.

Notice how Allah immediately says straight after, “Don’t follow the footsteps of the devil.” Some of the scholars mention that haraam and impermissible nutrition affects a persons ability to follow the commandments of Allah.

Summary

People speak about the importance of nutrition. As a muslim, start with halal and tayyib (pure) before anything else.

Buying And Selling On Credit

Aisha R.A said:

"The Messenger ﷺ bought food from a jewish man on credit and left his armour as collateral. [Bukhari]

This hadith contains many benefits

• Imam Al Bukhari R.A puts this hadith under the “chapter of The Messenger ﷺ personally buying for his needs.” This indicates that there is no harm for a respected/prominent person in society to go to the market place in order to purchase that which they need.

• The humbleness and humility of the best of creation ﷺ . He did not burden others when it came to his needs.

• The permissibility of taking goods on credit with the promise to pay back later.

• The permissibility of buying goods from non-muslims.

• The permissibility of leaving an asset as collateral in case the buyer cannot pay for the goods.

Summary

When selling on credit, protect your rights by recording your transactions and asking for collateral in case the buyer cannot pay you back.

The Second Hijrah to Habasha

After the muslims settled in Habasha, it’s mentioned that some of them returned to Makkah a while later. Some say this was due to a rumour that Quraysh had accepted Islam. However this was false and eventually a larger group of muslims migrated for the second time to Habasha.

During this period of time, Quraysh had sent some of their most noble people to Najashi (King of Habasha) in order to convince him to return the muslims back to Makkah, however they were unsuccessful in convincing him.

In fact, Najashi according to most narrations accepted Islam as the true religion and allowed the muslims to live in safety. When he passed away, The Messenger ﷺ performed janazah salah upon him, even though he was not present. From this, some of the scholars derive that it is permissible to perform Janazah salah for a person who has died even if they may not be present.

Lesson

The early muslims faced a lot of difficulty and hardship in order to preserve their religion and in order for it to reach us. May Allah help us appreciate his bounties upon us and allow us to worship him in the best possible manner.

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