Fariq Naik – Is Slaughtering Cows Permitted in Hindu Scriptures

Assalamualaikum, I am Umair from Pakistan and I

am a student.

I would like to ask you that is

it prohibited to eat and slaughter cows in

Hinduism?

Is the prohibition of cow slaughter proved as

per the Hindu religious scriptures?

As far as eating meat is concerned, there

are verses in the Hindu scriptures which permit

to eat meat.

It is mentioned in Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse

30 that God created certain animals for eating.

Referring to sacrificial animals, it is mentioned in

Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse 31 that God created

these sacrificial animals and it refers to we

being permitted or the Hindus being permitted to

eat these animals.

It is mentioned in Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse

39 to 40 that God created sacrificial animals.

So killing and sacrifice, it is not considered

as killing.

Furthermore, it is mentioned in the Mahabharata, Anushasana

Parva, chapter number 88, which talks about Yudhishthira

and Bhishma, their conversation.

And it talks about offering food for the

ceremony of the dead.

And there are various foods that are mentioned

in this chapter, chapter number 88, which will

satisfy the ancestors.

For example, the meat of buffalo, the meat

of cow, the meat of goat, and various

other meats that are mentioned.

So as per the Hindu scriptures, a Hindu

is permitted to eat non-vegetarian food.

It is certain Hindus who are pure vegetarians.

But as per Manusmriti and as per the

references that I mentioned, it is permitted for

a Hindu to eat non-vegetarian food.

And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentioned in

the Glorious Quran, in several places regarding the

cattle that He had created it for us.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the

Glorious Quran, Surah Al-Maida, chapter number 5,

verse number 1, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا

بِالْعُقُودِ أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الْأَنْعَامِ إِلَّا مَا يُطْلَىٰ

عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَ مُحِلِّ الصَّيْرِ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ O you

who believe, fulfill obligations.

Lawful unto you are all four-footed animals

with exceptions named.

So, we are permitted to eat meat, and

we human beings, we are herbivorous.

And the digestive system for the human beings,

it can digest non-vegetarian food as well

as the vegetarian food.

Even our teeth, the set of teeth of,

if we analyze the set of teeth of

the carnivorous animals, like the lions, the tigers,

they, our teeth are designed to eat only

non-vegetarian food.

If we analyze the set of teeth of

the herbivorous animals, they, our teeth are designed

to eat only the vegetarian food, that is,

the plants, etc.

If we analyze the set of teeth of

the herbivorous animals, they are designed to eat

both carnivore meat as well as vegetarian food.

And we human beings, we, our teeth are

designed to eat non-vegetarian food as well

as the vegetarian food.

We have the canine teeth as well, that

is, Allah SWT has given this to us

so that we eat non-vegetarian food.

So, that's the reason.

I would request the Hindu brothers and sisters

to read their scriptures and to follow their

scriptures.

And we should talk about the commonalities between

Hinduism, Christianity and Islam and not fight over

the differences in these great religions.

We pray to Allah SWT that may He

give us the best in this world as

well as the best in the hereafter.

And may He save us from the torment,

from the punishment of the hellfire.

And we pray to Allah SWT that may

He make it easy for our Palestinian brothers

and sisters.

We should always remember our Palestinian brothers and

sisters in our dua.

We should see to it that we get

up at night for the tahajjud prayer.

And always remember our Palestinian brothers and sisters

in our prayers.

And in fact, it is a sunnah of

our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

that when the Muslims are affected with a

calamity or they are in a situation wherein

they are being tortured or persecuted, then they

can recite Qunoot in their five daily prayers

which is known as Qunoot an-Nazila.

As the Prophet peace be upon him did

that as well in his lifetime.

So, we can do this as well.

And I would request all the imams in

the different masajids that during the five daily

prayers to recite Qunoot in the last rakah

of every prayer from among the five daily

prayers and pray for our Palestinian brothers and

sisters.

Doing dua is very important and at the

same time we should support our Palestinian brothers

and sisters.

And we pray to Allah SWT that may

Allah SWT grant them victory over the oppressors

and may Allah SWT reward them for all

the striving and struggling that they are going

through.

Allahumma ameen.

Ameen.