Salam everyone,:)
Catch of the Sea:
Verses 05:96
"Lawful (Arabic: uhilla) to you is the pursuit of game (Arabic: saydu) of the sea (Arabic: bahri) and its use for food (Arabic: ta'amuhu), for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of game of the land as long as you are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear God, to Whom you shall be gathered back"
The context of the verse is food allowed while in the state of Ihram. But that does not mean it is unlawful to consume catch of the sea during other times. Here, it is clearly said that the pursuit of game of the sea, by that, it means animals that live in the sea. by and its food, well it means the food of the game of the sea, which includes, seaweeds, other small fishes, crustaceans all are lawful.
If, something is not explicitly declared haram, it is halal! here we see clearly that animals that live in water are lawful.
006:143
"(Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, has He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful:
006.144
"Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, has He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? - Were ye present when God ordered you such a thing? But who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against God, to lead astray men without knowledge? For God guides not people who do wrong.
006.145
“Say: I do not find in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden to an eater to eat of except that it be what has died of itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine - for indeed, that surely is impure - or that which is a transgression, is dedicated to other than God. But whoever is driven to necessity, not desiring nor transgressing the limit, then surely your Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.”
yes the above verses are saying that in a context, again it is not confined to the context! yes, certain 'grazing animals' were declared unlawful by the Arabs, and we can see how Allah used ' I do not find in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden ' here why did Allah not mention 'grazing animal' and say no animal within the category of 'grazing animal' is haram with the exception of swine? After all this verse was revealed to rebuke the practice of dedicating animals to God and forbidding people from consuming them!Allah is not ambiguous people! He did not mention the category 'grazing livestock' in this verse because other animals belonging to other categories are not haram. When Allah makes something Haram He mentions them clearly He does not live it upto us to deduce!
I agree with brother Ismail when he says that 'grazing animals' is specifically mentioned because Arabs were consuming them during the 7th Century. And so Allah says they can continue to consume 'grazing animals' with the exception of swine. If we can lay down a cow, chicken or goat for slaughter, why can't we slaughter , dogs, cats or other animals in the name of Allah? just because the culture we live in frowns upon it??
Nowhere in the verses making 'grazing animals' lawful does Allah use the word 'only' or hints that animals in other categories are haram! sorry, but it remains an implicit deduction and Brother Joseph himself in his article says so, that it is a deduction!
Anyway to make the point clearer let's take a look at some other verses,
033.059
“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should bring down (Arabic: Yudnina) over them their outer garment (Arabic: jalabibihin): that is most convenient, that they should be recognized (Arabic: Yu'rafna) and not given trouble. And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
In the above verse, Allah uses the word ' Jilbab', Why does He do it? Because the Arab women were familiar with the term 'Jilbab'. now, can anyone say that Jilbab' is the only acceptable garment for women when they go out?? ' Jilbab' is named explicitly here, so other clothes that cover appropriately should still be haram according to the logic you guys are using.
Allah uses the word Jilbab because it covers the body appropriately and also it was a clothe the Arabs were already familiar with, that does not mean only Jilbabs are allowed for women! Similarly, from the other verses we can conclude that ' grazing animals' are halal. we cannot conclude other animals are haram. There is not enough information in the verses to deduce such a thing.
All the verses you guys are quoting just makes 'grazing animals' halal for consumption. They do not make other animals haram for consumption!
About the donkey, mules and horses verse, yes, it is said that they are made for show and for us to ride, but the verse does not say they are not for food! This is again a deduction! Cows are also mentioned, some for burden , some for food, but does that mean that the same cows and camels we use for burden cannot be used for food? The verse is asking us to think about Allah's mercy and how He has made other animals subservient to us to make our lives easier. Nowhere in the verse does Allah say they are not for food! or they are only for riding and for showing!
Basically u guys are asking for explicit verses from us ( me, brother Arman and brother Ismail) making animals from other categories lawful. Well we have told you guys that the Quran is silent about other categories of animals, that does not make it unlawful. Allah makes things unlawful when He mentions them explicitly in the Quran, just because other categories are not mentioned does not make them haram! Now, I ask you guys to give me a verse from the Quran that mentions other categories by name and makes them unlawful. Not verses from where you implicitly deduce such a prohibition, clear explicit verses.It can't be done because there is no such verse!