The wisdom behind the prohibition of blood in the Qur’an

He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been
consecrated to other than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat it –
without desiring it or going to excess in it – commits no crime. Allah
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Baqara, 173)
The wisdom behind Allah's prohibition of blood emerged during the 20th
century. By carrying vitamins, hormones, oxygen and substances such as
protein, sugar and fat absorbed during digestion to the cells, blood
makes it possible for life to survive. On theother hand, it also
carries various toxins and waste products that need to be expelled
from the body. One of the most important tasksperformed by blood is
totransport substances such as urea, uric acid, keratin and carbon
dioxide that need to be removed from the body.
Therefore, in the event that significant quantities of blood are
consumed, the level of products in the body that should be expelled
will rise considerably. That will increase the levels of urea, harmful
substances transported to the kidneys for expulsion from the body.This
can impair brain functions and even result in coma. That is why,
because of its very nature, there will alwaysbe harmful compounds in
blood, even if taken from healthy animals. If it is taken from a sick
animal, various parasitesand germs will also be transmitted in it. In
that event, the germs may multiply and spread throughout the body. And
that is the real danger. If someone consumes blood, all the germs and
waste products in it may spread through the bodyand lead to such
diseases as kidney insufficiency or liver coma. In addition, most of
the microbes carried in the blood may cause other diseases by damaging
the lining of the stomach and the intestines.
What is more, blood is not a sterile environment; to put it another
way, it is ideal for germs to grow in. i Since microbes have excellent
opportunities to feed in blood, it represents an ideal environment for
them. When in equilibrium with the functions of theother fluids in the
body and the immune system, blood does not support micro-organisms,
and therefore disease. In a healthy individual, thesemicro-organisms
live by making use of one another inside the body.When that
environment is seriously impaired, when the internal equilibrium is
damaged, in other words, they mayturn into micro-organisms that cause
disease when they find the appropriate surroundings.
For example, when the blood pH level (acid and alkali balance) is
imbalanced because of poor nutrition or harmful chemicals, harmless
microbes can change into ones that cause disease. If the body is to be
healthy, the pH level of the blood should be around 7.3. Even small
variations in that level may cause thatbalance to be impaired and
cause micro-organisms to become more harmful in order toadapt to their
surroundings. Blood being sterile may be compared to milk going off
when left outside. Microbes already presentin the blood exhibit
harmful effects by adapting to their new environment. ii
In addition to all this, blood is not suitable for use as a food
product. The level of digestible proteins such as albumin, globulin
and fibrinogen is low; just 8 grams in 100 ml. of blood. The same
applies to fats. In addition, blood contains a high level of
hemoglobin, a complex protein that is very difficult to digest and is
unacceptable to the stomach. When blood clots, the protein fibrinogen
gives rise to aplate containing erythrocytes (red blood corpuscles) by
turning into fibrin. Fibrin is one of the hardest proteins to digest,
thus making blood even more difficult to digest. In conclusion, health
experts agree that bloodis unfit for human consumption in any form.
After saying: "Unlawful for you are carrion, blood and pork, and what
has been consecrated to other than Allah, and animals which have been
strangled, and animals which have been killed by a blow, and animals
which have fallen to their death, and animals which have been gored,
and animals which wild beasts have eaten – except those you are able
to slaughter properly – and animals which have been sacrificed on
altars, and deciding things by means of divining arrows – that is
deviance…." Almighty Allah goes on to say…" But if anyone is forced by
hunger, not intending any wrongdoing, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful" (meaning that an exception can be made.) (Surat al-Ma'ida,
3) People of the time were unaware of the wisdom behind it, but were
protected by abiding by Allah's prohibition. Those who believe and
trust in Allahand comply with His commandments and prohibitions will
enjoy auspicious lives in terms of the Hereafter and alsolive under
Allah's protection and infinite mercy.

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Fathwa, - 'Aqeeqah meat may be kept and served later

Question
As salaam o alaikom. Thanks for answering myprevious question. I am
presently pregnant Alhamdulillah and would like to do the aqiqah of my
child on the seventhth day Insha allah. Can the meat be preserved and
used for giving a feast after a couple of weeks, as I will not be able
to attend to guest due to ill health? It is a practice in our family
to give gifts to newborn irrespective of the fact that the aqeeqah is
performed or not. So they inquire if aqeeqah will be done or not. If
done they bring gifts along with them in the invitation and if not
done they come and giveanyday. So I will not be able to stop them
bringing gifts. Can the gifts be accepted for the fact that it is
given out of love and not as an exchange of aqeeqahs invitation?
Please answeras soon as possible as there is only a month left for my
delivery. Jazak Allah Khair.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
isHis slave and Messenger.
It is permissible, Allaah willing, to slaughter an 'Aqeeqah on the
seventh day after the birth of the child and serve it at a Waleemah
(banquet) on another day; the matter in this regard is flexible. It
should be noted that it is permissible to distribute the 'Aqeeqah as
meat, and it is also permissible to cook the meat and invite the
people to it. Ibn Qudaamah said: " If one cooks it [the 'Aqeeqah] and
calls his (Muslim) brothers to it, then this is good. "
On the other hand, it is permissible for you to accept the gifts on
the occasion of the birth of the newborn whether or not the 'Aqeeqah
is held, as the teachings of Islam urged people to accept gifts and to
recompense for them. Abu Hurayrah said the Prophet said: " Exchange
gifts, as this removes the spite from your hearts towardsone another;
and a Muslim woman should not look down upon the gift sent by her
she-neighbor even if it were the trotters of the sheep ."
[At-Tirmithi]
Allaah Knows best.

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Fathwa, - This method of reading Soorah Yaa Seen is Bid'ah

Question
Someone told me to readSurah Yaseen after 2 rakhas of Sunah prayer in
fajr in such a manner i.e " start yaseen and read till 1st mobeen,
thenstart again and read till 2nd mobeen...so on till the 7th mobeen"
after this pray 2 rakhas of fard prayer of fajr. Do this for 7 days
and whatever need we have from Allah swt it will be fullfilled. Plz.
let me know if above mentioned way of reading is correct.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
isHis slave and Messenger.
The method which you mentioned in the question is an innovationwhich
has no basis in the Sharee'ah, so you must not do it as the Prophet
said: " Whoever introduces into this matter of ours (Islam) that which
is not a part of it; it will be rejected. " [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Imaam Muslim narrated this Hadeeth with the following wording: "
Whoever performs an act which is not in accordance with ours [our
religion], it will be rejected from him. " [Muslim]
Imaam An-Nawawi said in his interpretation of Saheeh Muslim: " One
should learn this Hadeethand use it in invalidating evil
[innovations], and one should spread the information about using this
Hadeeth as evidence….. "
Whoever worships Allaahwith anything other thanwhat Allaah has
legislated, his act of worship will be rejected from him and Allaah
will not accept it from him. Furthermore, as far as weknow, neither
the Quran, nor the Sunnah nor the acts of the Companions support this
method, so you should be keen onasking the scholars aboutanything
which you do not know and not take knowledge from any oneyou like.
Allaah Knows best.

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Fathwa, - Inheritance of father andtwo wives

Question
Assalaamu 'Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the
following information -Does the deceased have male relatives who are
entitledto inherit: (A father) -Does the deceased have female
relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A wife) Number 2
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
If the deceased did not have any heirs except those mentioned, then
his two wives will get one-fourth of inheritance, to be divided
equally between them, because the deceased has no children. Allaah The
Exalted says (what means): { And for the wives is one fourth if
youleave no child } [Quran 4:12].
The remainder of the inheritance will be given to his father by
Ta'seeb (by virtue of having a parental relation with the deceased and
not having an allotted share, so he gets what is left after the
allotted shares have been distributed) asthe Prophet , said: " Give
the prescribed shares to their due recipients and what remains would
be for thenearest male relative. " [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Based on that, the estate should be divided into 8 shares, one-fourth
(2 shares) of which should be given to the two wives; one each, and
the rest (6 shares) will be given to the father.
Allaah Knows best.

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