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    Do Muslims eat beef?

    Yes, but it has to be slaughtered in an Islamic method called zabiha, which ensures that the animal is respected, raised properly, and Allah's name is said upon it.
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    Re: Do Muslims eat beef?

    By Mufti Abdullah Nana

    Mawlana Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi writes, “The incident of Rasulullah s.a.w sacrificing a cow on behalf of his wives during the Farewell Hajj and distributing its meat to his wives is recorded both inSahih al-Muslim (#294) andSahih al-Bukhari(#1709). I have not come across an explicit narration which mentions that Rasulullah ate the meat of a cow.

    Shaykh Abd al-Haqq Dehlawi writes in Madārij An-Nubuwwat,
    “It is established that Rasulullah s.a.w ate the meat of sheep, but we do not know for certain if he ate the meat of a cow. It is mentioned in hadith narrations that Rasulullah s.a.w did sacrifice a cow on behalf of his wives, and apparently he ate from that meat as well.”

    It is narrated from Ā’ishah inSahih al-Muslim that she said,
    “The meat of a cow was brought to Rasulullah s.a.w and it was said to him that this food was given in charity to Bareerah. He said, ‘It is [in the ruling of] charity for Bareerah, and it is [in the ruling of] a gift for us.'” (Sahih al-Muslim, #2486)

    It is apparent from this narration that Rasulullah s.a.w himself ate the meat of the cow, and it is possible that he himself did not eat it but he gave it to his wives to eat. Allah knows best. (Majmū’a Fatāwā Mawlana Abd al-Hayy, p. 407)

    There are authentic hadiths which mention that beef was served in the house of Rasulullah s.a.w, and in all likelihood, he himself did eat from the beef, despite the fact that this is not explicitly mentioned in these narrations. The fact that he himself slaughtered a cow and brought its meat home shows that it is completely lawful to eat beef in itself.

    Some narrations do seem to indicate that it is disliked to eat beef and there are medical harms in doing so. There is a hadith attributed to Rasulullah s.a.w. regarding the consumption of beef. He is reported to have said, “You should hold fast to the milk of cows and clarified butter of cows, and you should avoid the meat of cows. The milk and clarified butter of cows is a source of medical treatment and a cure, while its meat is a source of sickness.” (Mustadrak al-Hākim)

    Most scholars of hadith have declared this narration to be weak including Hāfidh al-Sakhāwi, Hāfidh Ibn Hajar, Hāfidh Zarkashi, Imām Dhahabi, and others. Hāfidh al-Sakhāwi has mentioned all the different chain of narrators for this statement and has described in detail the weakness of each chain. Imām Hākim had authenticated this narration, but the majority of the scholars of hadith differed with him in this regard and declared this narration to be weak.

    Moreover, the narration of beef being a source of sickness goes against other authentic narrations, thus bringing its own authenticity into question. Hāfidh Zarkashi writes that there are authentic narrations which establish that Rasulullah sacrificed a cow for his family, and he would not make a sacrifice of such an animal whose meat is known to cause sickness to others. (Faydh al-Qadīr, vol.4, p.444)

    Some scholars of hadith have also provided an alternative interpretation to the narrations which state that beef is a source of sickness. The specialists in Unani (Greek) medicine andTibb analyze the effects that climate, season, and type of food have on the health of an individual. Many scholars of hadith quote Imām Halimi’s interpretation of this narration and agree with his medical analysis from UnaniTibb. Imam Halimi mentions that this narration regarding medical harms of beef cows are particularly serious for the region of the Arabian Peninsula as compared to other regions, and it is as if he has restricted the scope of this hadith to beef in the Arabian Peninsula. The reason is that beef is both dry and cold in terms of UnaniTibb. When this dryness is combined with the arid and dry climate of the Arabian Peninsula, then it will potentially have a severe adverse affect on the person who eats beef. (Faidh al-Qadīr, vol.4, p.444).

    In light of this explanation, the negative health effects of eating beef mentioned in this narration will be restricted to the Arabian Peninsula.

    The great Indian scholar of hadith, Allāmah Anwar Shah Kashmīrī , has said with certainty that Rasulullah s.a.w did eat beef on numerous occasions. He writes, “The first was the story of Bareerah when charity was given to her. The second was when he sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives during Hajj. The third is the hadith under discussion [in which Rasulullah s.a.w purchased a cow, commanded for it to be slaughtered, and ate from the meat of the cow] (Sahih al-Bukhari, #3126) Whoever thinks that it is not established that Rasulullah s.a.w ate the meat of a cow is indeed unaware of these narrations.” (Faydh al-Bāri, vol.3, p.459)
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