This post is an observation that I made after living in Norway since childhood seeing my fellow Muslim friends who find it amusing making fun of those that try to eat halal food. Funnily enough I know personally some people that start from one haram stuff to eating candy that clearly says pork on it.

Here are the top 5 excuses of those that do not eat halal when they can:-

• So what do you want us to do .. die with hunger?
  No one can expire if one eats fish or other things that are halal. Muslims do eat other meats too and obviously you can eat beef, lamb and other animals that are allowed..
• Why so much extreme man..? we do other haram stuff too
  Do you? Well isn’t it time you try to cut short of those haram things and instead of boasting about try to work on it.. I am writing few things that I want to cut out from my life
• I can’t find halal stuff where i live
  Where is a will there is a way.
• I can just read bismillah and eat it
  Now this one is a classic. Absolutely the best excuse ever
• I know about my religion and I know what I can and can’t do
  Now how cute and innocent is that, create your own hadiths and views and make fun of your fellow friend.

Islam says that the affect of eating haram is that our limbs and our body would not be able to aid us in performing the waajibaat, sunnah of the prophet nawaafil and aamaal. The Shaitan very easily would gain access to us through haram food.

Lets look at the text of the Hadith,
“Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu ‘anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:“Verily Allah the Exalted is pure. He does not accept but that which
is pure. Allah commands the believers with what He commanded the Messengers. Allah the Almighty has said:

“O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and act righteously” And Allah the Almighty also said: “O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided you
with” Then he (the Prophet) mentioned (the case of) the man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty and who stretches out his hands to the sky (saying): “O Lord! O Lord!”
(while) his food was haram, his drink was haram, his clothing was haram, and he is nourished with haram things, so how can he be answered?”

Here are some of the lessons derived from this Hadith:

1. A donation given from Haram has no reward.
2. Allah ordered the Prophets to eat only halal.
3. Allah ordered Muslims to eat only halal.
4. Supplication is not responded if one eats haram.
5. Hardships in the path of Allah are not rewarded if the food or the income of a
person is Haram.

Remember wanting to eat halal is not being a fanatic. I do go on business trips and I feel great when they ask me “Wakas, do you want to have fish?” They value and respect me and my religion. I know some people who have people working with them who funnily comment on a muslim co-worker saying things like “Oh man come on, you can’t eat this what kind of religion is that” Fair enough coming from a non-muslim.

But shame on those Muslims who are joining them in targetting their fellow muslim friends..