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Eat, Drink and Be Muslim

By Khadija Abdl-Haleem
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A worldview approach to the subject of food and eating from an Islamic perspective taking into consideration the prevailing general outlook shared by most people in today’s world. There is an urgent need for more education regarding our beliefs and practices surrounding food. Our future and the survival of our planet may well depend on it.

In the recent wonderful animated film, Over the Hedge, R.J the raccoon utters a profound truth: “For humans, everything is about food!” Food does indeed seem to consume us just as much as we do it—in its absence as strongly as in its presence. We wake up thinking of food (I will eat such and such, but what if it is gone?!!!).

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Hajj for the Woman who Embarks on It Whose Husband Dies

Q: A woman decided to perform the obligatory pilgrimage, but when she had finished all the necessary procedures, her husband died. Should she perform the Hajj or would that not be permissible for her?

A: If a man dies, leaving his wife a widow, she must remain in her waiting period (`iddah) and in

official mourning (al-hidad) until her waiting period is over. If she is pregnant, her waiting period is until delivery, due to the following verse: "And for those who are pregnant, their waiting

period is until they deliver their pregnancy" [65:4]. This is also due to the established evidence from the Sunnah, specifically in the hadeeth of Subai`ah al-Aslamiyyah, whose husband passed away while she was pregnant and a few nights later she began post-partum bleeding and the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, permitted her to get married. If she is not pregnant, then her waiting

period is four months and 10 days, as Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said: "And those of you who die and leave wives behind them, they shall wait for four months and ten days…"[2:234].

As such, it is not permissible for this woman to proceed with the acts of Hajj until this period has come to term. She may then prepare for Hajj in the coming year, by Allah's Permission. We ask Allah to grant us and her success and wisdom. And Allah knows best.

And Allah, the Most High, knows best

 
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