Eating Lawful Things (أَكْلُ الطَّيِّباتِ)
أصول الفقه التربية والسلوك
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Nourishment from food that is certainly lawful and earned by lawful means without wasting nor using it in sinful ways.
الشرح المختصر :
The pure Islamic Shari`ah has distinctively permitted the consumption of lawful food and drink, which are permissible in themselves and earned from a certainly permissible way, without doubt. Such food and drink should not harm the minds or bodies, e.g. plants, fruits, and cattle. The best type of lawful food are those earned from the works of the hands. Benefits of consuming lawful things include: 1. It causes one to be content with Allah 2. Answering one's supplications and acceptance of deeds 3. It leads to Allah's love and His Paradise 4. One's life and offspring are blessed, and one's wealth is increasde. 5. It is a sign of happiness in this world, and success and salvation in the hereafter. 6. It causes one's statements and actions to be sound and one's affairs to be right.