If you are looking for an excuse not to eat in McDonalds, this should be sufficient inshaaAllah. The Fatwa of Shaykh Uthaymeen Regarding the Meat of Ahlul Kitab as commented upon by Shaykh Abdullaah al-Bukhaaree ***************** Regarding the Meat of Ahl-ul-Kitaab in the West – Answered by Shaykh ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Abdir-Raheem al-Bukhaaree Questioner: Regarding the issue of the meat here (in France): searching for Halaal (lawful) meat was the thing that was widespread here between the Muslims. So they (some du’aat in France) found some fataawaa (religious verdicts) of Shaykh ibn Baaz and Shaykh al-’Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon all of them, wherein they said that the person should not search, rather the original ruling is that they are Ahl-ul-Kitaab (People of the Scripture, i.e. Jews and Christians) and their meat is permissible. So they use these fataawaa and say them to the people in general duroos (lessons) in front of the laymen, and this leads to problems between the people since they were convinced that the meat (of the disbelievers) is not Halaal at all in France. So they (those du’aat) literally said to them: “Go to the French restaurants and eat in them.” Shaykh ‘Abdullaah al-Bukhaaree: [They said it] unrestricted, just like that?! Questioner: Unrestricted! They even told them the name [of the restaurants]. Some of them said… Is McDonalds known to you? Shaykh ‘Abdullaah al-Bukhaaree: Yes, it is known. Questioner: They said it like this: “Go to McDonalds and eat in it.” Without restraint or anything… Shaykh ‘Abdullaah al-Bukhaaree: I seek refuge with Allah from betrayal. This is from betrayal! The people are steadfast upon the Command of Allah searching for Halaal, why do you turn them away [from this]?! This is from the lack of fiqh (understanding) and from recklessness in the understanding – we seek refuge with Allah. The people are now searching for Halaal, far away from shubhah (doubt), and you come and weaken their determination by saying they should not search for Halaal and go to it [anymore]. So you made them abandon aiding the truth and adhering to it. The second thing: the slaughtered meat of Ahl-ul-Kitaab is permissible. Eating it is permissible, not waajib (obligatory)! The third thing, may Allah bless you: this is when it is known that he is from Ahl-ul-Kitaab. Not when the Atheïsts, Buddhists, Majoos (fire worshippers), etc. are mixed with them (Ahl-ul-Kitaab). Are you able to determine that the owner of this shop is from Ahl-ul-Kitaab? You are not able! The fact that he is in France does not mean [that he is from Ahl-ul-Kitaab]. Right? May Allah bless you. So here it is obligatory to be cautious! Cautiousness is obligatory here! When I know that someone is from Ahl-ul-Kitaab and I do not know how he slaughtered, then there is no problem in eating his meat. If someone asked me: “But if I know that he is from Ahl-ul-Kitaab, and he did not slaughter according to the Shari’ah (Islamic Legislation)?” Then it is not permissible since he did not slaughter it in the first place, this is clear. If it was clearly electrocuted, then it is not permissible to eat it. This is if it was a Muslim who did it, here in Makkah and al-Madeenah. When it is known that someone did not slaughter according to the Shari’ah, then it’s not permissible to eat his meat, even if he is a Muslim – not from Ahl-ul-Kitaab. And even if it was next to al-Haram al-Makkee (The Meccan Sanctuary)! Why research things like this, while the people – and all praise is due to Allah – want to search for their religion and that which makes them steadfast. This one comes and weakens their determination [by saying]: “Go and eat from this and that place.” It is feared that he has some shares in this place (so he invites the people to it)! We ask Allah for safety. m.youtube/?#/watch?v=vULGxdQ08JM
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:47:36 +0000
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