Question
I have given up consuming commercial chickens and meats. However, I encounter much difficulty and opposition when I have to go out with the Jamaat for Tabligh. The brothers insist that I should eat whatever meat and chicken are served since the people are all reliable. But I know that the only chickens they serve are the commercially slaughtered ones. This is causing friction between myself and the other members of the Jamaat. What is your advice in this situation?
Answer
You have to follow Allah's Shariah, not the desires of the people of the Jamaat when their ideas and attitudes clash with the Shariah. If they provide pork or dog or rat meat, surely you will not eat. What will you do if you happen to be with the Tabligh Jamaat in some West African country where they eat bush rats, which are halaal according to the Maaliki Math-hab? Will you eat the rat meat simply because the host is a prominent member of the society? And, what will you do if you are with the Jamaat in Indonesia where they eat fox and hyena meat which is halaal according to the Shaafi' Math-hab? Will you eat this meat? Surely, you will not. So, adopt the same stance here with regard to the carrion chickens, etc. which most people devour. If they become annoyed with your stance, then it is best not to travel around with the Jamaat.
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 11
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