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Haram (/ h ə ˈ r ɑː m, h æ ˈ-, h ɑː ˈ-,-ˈ r æ m /; [1] [2] Arabic: حَرَام ḥarām [ħɑˈrɑːm]) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'. [3]: 471 This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct contrast, to an evil and thus "sinful action ...
Likewise snakes, scorpion, and mice are prohibited. There are also no rodents that are considered halal to eat in Islam. It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Islamic Prophet said: "Snakes are vermin, scorpions are vermin, mice are vermin and crows are vermin." [35] Eating monkeys is prohibited in Islam. [36]
Some scholars of Islamic dietary laws have ruled that it is forbidden for Muslims to eat elephant because elephants fall under the prohibited category of fanged or predatory animals. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Hindus strictly avoid any contact with elephant meat due to the importance of the god Ganesha who is widely worshipped by Hindus.
This is one of the five categories (al-ahkam al-khamsa) in Islamic law – wajib/fard (obligatory), Mustahabb/mandub (recommended), mubah (neutral), makruh (disapproved), haram (forbidden). [ 2 ] Though a makruh act is not haram (forbidden) or subject to punishment, a person who abstains from this act will be rewarded. [ 1 ]
Islam generally considers every food halal unless it is specifically prohibited in hadith or the Qur'an. [11] Specifically, halal foods are those that are: Made, produced, manufactured, processed, and stored using machinery, equipment, and/or utensils that have been cleaned according to Islamic law .
Some believe riba is a violation of sharia (Islamic law) to be prohibited by the state and violators punished. [8] Others believe it is simply a sin to be left to God to judge and punish. [ 8 ] [ Note 26 ] Orthodox jurists tend to be less strict on its prohibition for Muslims in non-Muslims lands, [ 169 ] and strictness tends to vary throughout ...
The Quran, the Islamic holy book, does not prohibit the depiction of human figures; it merely condemns idolatry. [7] [8] Interdictions of figurative representation are present in the hadith, among a dozen of the hadith recorded during the latter part of the period when they were being written down.
According to a hadith where Imam Ahmad recorded what Abu Maysarah said, the verses came after requests by `Umar to Allah, to "Give us a clear ruling regarding Al-Khamr!" [13] Many Muslims believe the verses were revealed over time in this order to gradually nudge Muslim converts away from drunkenness and towards total sobriety, as to ban alcohol abruptly would have been too harsh and impractical.