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A Manual of Hadith: Chapter XXVIII: Foods and Drinks

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This is a systematic Islamic legal commentary on dietary rules, presenting Quranic verses alongside hadith narrations and scholarly footnotes to explain the full scope of permitted and prohibited foods. The core Quranic framework establishes that food must be both lawfully earned (halāl) and intrinsically wholesome (tayyib), consumed in moderation, and that deliberate self-denial of permitted foods is itself condemned. Prohibited items include carrion, blood, pork, animals slaughtered without invoking God's name, and all intoxicants — with the prohibition on intoxicants extending to any quantity of any intoxicating substance, not merely large amounts. The hadith section adds procedural detail: slaughter must cut the jugular vein without severing the spinal cord, any sharp implement suffices, and food slaughtered by Christians or Jews is generally permitted unless another deity's name was audibly invoked. A notable practical stance runs throughout: the commentary consistently favors leniency in ambiguous cases — forgetting to say God's name, buying meat of uncertain origin, eating from vessels used by non-Muslims — treating good-faith observance as sufficient. The text also covers social etiquette around meals, including hand-washing, shared eating, and hosting obligations, framing these as prophetic practice rather than mere custom.

A Manual of Hadith: Chapter XXVIII: Foods and Drinks

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