Why Eating Raw Meat is Halal in Islam with Three Proofs
C.J Ahmed-01.04.2023
Eating raw meat wheher it is beef, mutton, chicken etc is halal in Islam based on the evidence from the Quran and the authentic hadiths. Below are the three proofs for this,
And further he says,
Islam is clearly silent on eating raw meat and nothing has been authentically narrated of the prophet (sal) prohibiting it. This silence in Islam falls under the category of “Jaiz” which means allowed and permissible.
The below hadith explains this follows:
"The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan Sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and also Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122).
The above hadith is clear on why eating raw meat is halal and why we are forbidden from investigating from things which has come as a mercy from Allah (swt) by him being silent. The above proofs are sufficient to prove that eating raw meat is not haram in Islam.
Eating raw meat wheher it is beef, mutton, chicken etc is halal in Islam based on the evidence from the Quran and the authentic hadiths. Below are the three proofs for this,
- Allah says in the Quran,
And further he says,
- “Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them” (5:5)
- Silence is from the mercy of Allah (swt)
Islam is clearly silent on eating raw meat and nothing has been authentically narrated of the prophet (sal) prohibiting it. This silence in Islam falls under the category of “Jaiz” which means allowed and permissible.
The below hadith explains this follows:
"The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan Sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and also Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122).
The above hadith is clear on why eating raw meat is halal and why we are forbidden from investigating from things which has come as a mercy from Allah (swt) by him being silent. The above proofs are sufficient to prove that eating raw meat is not haram in Islam.