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Question and Answer Details

Name of Questioner

Questioner   - United Kingdom

Title

Handling Pork Products: Permissible?

Question

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum.

I work in the UK in a bakery. Sometimes, I may be required to handle pork products. Is it allowed in Islam to do so?

Jazakum Allahu khayran.

Date

23/Jun/2008

Name of Counsellor

Zulfiqar Ali Shah

Topic

Earning livelihood, Morals & Manners

Answer

Wa `alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.


In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.


All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.


Dear questioner, thank you a lot for your question, which is a sign of your good faith and keenness to abide by Islam. May Allah grant you a halal source of income and bless it for you.


A Muslim is recommended not to handle pork, which is haram (Arabic for: prohibited according to Islamic teachings) for consumption. So, a Muslim is better advised to avoid handling pork on condition that this will not result in causing him or her much damage such as losing his or her job.


In his response to your question, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah, member of the Executive Committee of the Fiqh Council of North America and the Religious Director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, stated,

Pork is prohibited for consumption. The Qur'an says, [Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine] (Al-Ma'idah 5:3).

So, the absolute prohibition is for consumption and not handling the finished products that may have some elements of pork in them, but as a precautionary measure, a Muslim is advised not to handle such products if he or she has got the choice and not much damage is caused because of that, such as loss of a job.

As the fiqh rule of protecting oneself from things that lead to haram, one is recommended to shun all avenues leading to a haram act. Therefore, a Muslim should avoid handling pork as it is haram.

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Allah Almighty knows best.

 

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