"O THOSE WHO BELIEVE, EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU AND BE GRATEFUL TO ALLAH, IF (REALLY) YOU ARE O WORSHIP HIM ALONE. HE HAS ONLY FORBIDDEN YOU: CARRION, BLOOD THE FLESH OF SWINE AND THAT UPON WHICH A NAME OTHER THAN 'ALLAH' HAS BEEN INVOKED. SO WHOEVER IS COMPELLED BY NECESSITY, NEITHER SEEKING PLEASURE NOR TRANSGRESSING, THEN THERE IS NO SIN ON HIM. VERILY, ALLAH IS MOST-FORGIVING, VERY MERCIFUL. (SURAH AL-BAQARAH:172-173)
In verse 172 it has been forbidden to eat Hara'am, while at the same time it has been permitted to eat what is Halal, along with being urged to be grateful to Allah Ta'alah for it. The reason is that just like eating Hara'am promotes bad moral attributes, leads to loss of interest in Ibadah, and makes prayers ineffective, eating Halal brings spiritual enlightenment, leads towards high morals and a distaste for poor moral attributes, leads to increased interest in Ibadah, leads to the thought of sin becoming revolting, and leads to acceptance of prayers.
Allah Ta'alah has told all His Prophets to eat from what is good and do what is righteous:
"O MESSENGERS, EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS AND DO THE RIGHTEOUS." (23:51)
Similarly, eating Halal increases the chances of prayers being accepted, while eating Hara'am reduces it. The Holy Prophet ﷺ has said that there are many people, tired and dressed, who extend their hands in prayer before Allah fervently calling 'O Lord, O Lord, yet Hara'am is what they eat, Hara'am is what they drink, and Hara'am is what they wear, how then, under these conditions, could they hope to have their prayers accepted?' (The Sahih Muslim, and Tirmidhi as quoted by Ibn Kathir)
Adapted from Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
In verse 172 it has been forbidden to eat Hara'am, while at the same time it has been permitted to eat what is Halal, along with being urged to be grateful to Allah Ta'alah for it. The reason is that just like eating Hara'am promotes bad moral attributes, leads to loss of interest in Ibadah, and makes prayers ineffective, eating Halal brings spiritual enlightenment, leads towards high morals and a distaste for poor moral attributes, leads to increased interest in Ibadah, leads to the thought of sin becoming revolting, and leads to acceptance of prayers.
Allah Ta'alah has told all His Prophets to eat from what is good and do what is righteous:
"O MESSENGERS, EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS AND DO THE RIGHTEOUS." (23:51)
Similarly, eating Halal increases the chances of prayers being accepted, while eating Hara'am reduces it. The Holy Prophet ﷺ has said that there are many people, tired and dressed, who extend their hands in prayer before Allah fervently calling 'O Lord, O Lord, yet Hara'am is what they eat, Hara'am is what they drink, and Hara'am is what they wear, how then, under these conditions, could they hope to have their prayers accepted?' (The Sahih Muslim, and Tirmidhi as quoted by Ibn Kathir)
Adapted from Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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