The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 27
Contextualizing H al a l and H ar a m B a w a Sahib has quoted a partial extract, out of context, from a letter written by the Promised Messiah as in order to raise another allegation. The excerpt reads: The Holy Prophet sa and his Companions [. . . ] would eat cheese made by the Christians, even though it was widely alleged that it contained lard. ( Makt u b, Al-Fazl Qadian , Feb. 22, 1924) This is a lengthy letter, the summary of which is that something h al a l [permissible] should not be classified as h ar a m [prohibited] based merely on suspicion. In this very regard, the Promised Messiah as has also mentioned the practice of the Holy Prophet sa. It is unclear what issue B a w a Sahib is raising. It seems that he merely wishes to deceive the general public in order to inflame their passions. If he was at all familiar with Islamic literature, he would know that Hadrat Sheikh Zainul-‘ A bid i n bin Abdul Aziz writes in his book, Fat h ul-Mu‘ i n Shar hu Qur’atil-‘Ain (compiled 982 Hijra; Egypt), under the heading of B a bu s - S al a t :