Fariq Naik – Is Slaughtering Cows Permitted in Hindu Scriptures

Fariq Naik
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The speaker discusses the restriction of eating meat and slaughtering cows in Pakistan and its impact on religion. They also mention various foods and foods that are considered non-vegetarian and encourage people to recite the scripture and pray for their religion. The speaker emphasizes the importance of praying for their religion and supporting their religion.
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Assalamualaikum, I am Umair from Pakistan and I

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am a student.

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I would like to ask you that is

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it prohibited to eat and slaughter cows in

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Hinduism?

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Is the prohibition of cow slaughter proved as

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per the Hindu religious scriptures?

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As far as eating meat is concerned, there

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are verses in the Hindu scriptures which permit

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to eat meat.

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It is mentioned in Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse

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30 that God created certain animals for eating.

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Referring to sacrificial animals, it is mentioned in

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Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse 31 that God created

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these sacrificial animals and it refers to we

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being permitted or the Hindus being permitted to

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eat these animals.

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It is mentioned in Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse

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39 to 40 that God created sacrificial animals.

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So killing and sacrifice, it is not considered

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as killing.

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Furthermore, it is mentioned in the Mahabharata, Anushasana

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Parva, chapter number 88, which talks about Yudhishthira

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and Bhishma, their conversation.

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And it talks about offering food for the

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ceremony of the dead.

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And there are various foods that are mentioned

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in this chapter, chapter number 88, which will

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satisfy the ancestors.

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For example, the meat of buffalo, the meat

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of cow, the meat of goat, and various

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other meats that are mentioned.

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So as per the Hindu scriptures, a Hindu

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is permitted to eat non-vegetarian food.

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It is certain Hindus who are pure vegetarians.

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But as per Manusmriti and as per the

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references that I mentioned, it is permitted for

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a Hindu to eat non-vegetarian food.

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And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentioned in

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the Glorious Quran, in several places regarding the

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cattle that He had created it for us.

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the

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

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verse number 1, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا

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بِالْعُقُودِ أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الْأَنْعَامِ إِلَّا مَا يُطْلَىٰ

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عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَ مُحِلِّ الصَّيْرِ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ O you

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who believe, fulfill obligations.

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Lawful unto you are all four-footed animals

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with exceptions named.

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So, we are permitted to eat meat, and

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we human beings, we are herbivorous.

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And the digestive system for the human beings,

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it can digest non-vegetarian food as well

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as the vegetarian food.

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Even our teeth, the set of teeth of,

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if we analyze the set of teeth of

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the carnivorous animals, like the lions, the tigers,

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they, our teeth are designed to eat only

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non-vegetarian food.

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If we analyze the set of teeth of

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the herbivorous animals, they, our teeth are designed

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to eat only the vegetarian food, that is,

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the plants, etc.

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If we analyze the set of teeth of

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the herbivorous animals, they are designed to eat

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both carnivore meat as well as vegetarian food.

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And we human beings, we, our teeth are

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designed to eat non-vegetarian food as well

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as the vegetarian food.

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We have the canine teeth as well, that

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is, Allah SWT has given this to us

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so that we eat non-vegetarian food.

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So, that's the reason.

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I would request the Hindu brothers and sisters

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to read their scriptures and to follow their

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scriptures.

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And we should talk about the commonalities between

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Hinduism, Christianity and Islam and not fight over

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the differences in these great religions.

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We pray to Allah SWT that may He

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give us the best in this world as

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well as the best in the hereafter.

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And may He save us from the torment,

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from the punishment of the hellfire.

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And we pray to Allah SWT that may

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He make it easy for our Palestinian brothers

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and sisters.

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We should always remember our Palestinian brothers and

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sisters in our dua.

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We should see to it that we get

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up at night for the tahajjud prayer.

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And always remember our Palestinian brothers and sisters

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in our prayers.

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And in fact, it is a sunnah of

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our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

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that when the Muslims are affected with a

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calamity or they are in a situation wherein

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they are being tortured or persecuted, then they

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can recite Qunoot in their five daily prayers

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which is known as Qunoot an-Nazila.

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As the Prophet peace be upon him did

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that as well in his lifetime.

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So, we can do this as well.

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And I would request all the imams in

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the different masajids that during the five daily

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prayers to recite Qunoot in the last rakah

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of every prayer from among the five daily

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prayers and pray for our Palestinian brothers and

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sisters.

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Doing dua is very important and at the

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same time we should support our Palestinian brothers

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and sisters.

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And we pray to Allah SWT that may

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Allah SWT grant them victory over the oppressors

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and may Allah SWT reward them for all

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the striving and struggling that they are going

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through.

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Allahumma ameen.

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Ameen.

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