In the name of Allah (The Glorified and Exalted),
Islam is a way of life in service to Allah (God). The purpose of sending a Messenger to mankind is to tell people what is right and wrong and what they may or may not do.
Islam is a religion of
balance and
moderation, not extreme to either the left or right. We are taught kindness to animals, etc. But going to the extent of becoming a vegetarian is an extreme not condoned by Allah (The Exalted). One must eat animal meat from time to time if one can afford to. And Muslims must participate in slaying goats or other animals during the time of Eid-Al Adha because this part of our religion.
Outlawing certain things for oneself when it is not mentioned in the Qur'an or hadith, is contradictory to obedience toward Allah (The Glorified) and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). There is a story in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had made honey forbidden for himself, and Allah (The Exalted) sent a Qur'anic verse telling His Messenger to not forbid anything that the Almighty has allowed,
"O prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" [66:1].
"And why should you not eat of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering the animal), while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? And surely many do lead (mankind) astray by their own desires through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the transgressors." [6:119]
Creating laws for oneself is a kind of insulting the Creator (may He be Glorified) and thinking, "I know better than Allah (God) about what is right and wrong for mankind's well-being."
It is
not permissible for any Muslim to be a vegetarian, one must seek to find halaal meat. The following websites are helpful, there are also others online in Canada, US, UK:
1)
http://www.midamarhalal.com/index.asp
2)
http://www.myhalalmeat.com/webshop/c...?section=about
3) Browse restaurants and stores on the right:
http://www.zabihah.com/
* Please do not spread the website links of deviant groups, with their lack of proper Islamic studies from a credited Islamic university, who simply follow their own liberal beliefs because of the society they were raised in. One can not believe everything that is simply placed on the internet, or else you will become misguided.
And Allah (The Glorified and Exalted) Knows Best.
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