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people and animals can profit from those trees. Allah warns us against killing or torturing
animals for pleasure. Furthermore Muslims are discouraged from eating too much meat, this to be
more healthy and to make sure more animals will live and provide for a balanced food chain and
ecosystem.
SELF POLLUTION:
As far as food is concerned, did you ever think about other forms of pollution that you
impose to your own body?
Can Muslims be fat, eat junk food? Why?
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Medical studies report that a person who looses a few pounds feels more active, less prone to
laziness and drowsiness. A lighter person means a healthier and happier person.
What do you conclude about a person who gains a lot of extra pounds? Would it be easier or
harder for him to wake up for Fajr prayer, to go to sport in order to make his body healthier, and
to perform all activities that please Allah Ta’alah?
Imagine a fat person going to war or being trapped in a war where he would have to defend other
Muslims? This person would certainly experience shortness of breath more easily; he could not
run or move as swiftly as others; he might have problems carrying loads, defending himself or his
family and so on and so forth.
As far as private life is concerned, fat people are more subject to illnesses and we can conclude
that it might be come very difficult for them to bow and kneel on the ground for prayers, and to
restrain from worldly pleasures or goods.
However, fat people should not be criticized by other Muslims. On the contrary, they should be
advised that they are polluting their bodies with food and the wrong drinks. They should be
warned against the risks of diabetes or heart failure; they should be aware that they are
displeasing Allah.
If Muslims have so much they are becoming fat, this also means they are more tempted to waste!
Can Muslims waste or throw away dishes after a meeting because people did not finish
their plates? Was Rasulullah (PBUH) fat? Did he eat everyday, him and his family?
No!
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At the time of Rasulullah (PBUH), a man came to ask for hospitality. Our prophet
(PBUH) did not have anything to give him in the manner of food, so he asked around his
companions who could take care of the man. A man stepped forward and drove the guest to his
home. But while entering his home, his wife told him there was no food for the guest. Knowing
this, the man asked his wife to give their dinner to the guest. Since there was not enough for
everybody, the couple sent the children to bed without eating and dimmed the light. When dinner
was served, only the guest ate; in the dim light he could not see that the couple was pretending
eating with him. The day after this event, Rasulullah (PBUH) met the host and gave him good
tidings from Allah Ta’alah for his act. He knew about the sacrifice of the family.
What can we learn from this true story? Is food more important than what we do for Allah
Ta'alah?
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Can Muslims drink alcohol or use drugs? Why?
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Is it ok to sell wine if we do not drink of it or profit from it? Explain:
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Can Muslims watch or enjoy movies showing forbidden things, for example, discriminating films
or scenarios showing Western holidays as good things? Why?
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All these examples are related to the pollution of the body and mind.
What is pollution of the body and mind?
It is the fact to fill one’s head with wrong ideas or things Allah Ta’alah has forbidden for us.
These things are not forbidden just to make sure there are some rules and because they are
difficult to follow. No. We all have desires and we might want to try one day to answer back to
our parents or we might get sick of always obeying the rules. Sometimes we might be willing to
try some pork in our diet or to eat too much. However we have to resist the temptation, not
because we have to, but because Allah Ta’alah knows us perfectly and he knows what will make
us unhappy. Allah has created us in the most prefect manner and he knows that when we drink
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