Is the food of the People of the Book halaal?

Answer

The food of the Ahl-e-Kitaab (People of the Book) in the current age is not permissible, just as the meat and chickens which Muslim bodies certify as 'halaal' are not permissible. When even the food of most Muslims of this age is not halaal, how can the food of non-Muslims ever be halaal? The People of the Book no longer slaughter in accordance with the tenets of the Tauraah, which system was exactly the same as the Islamic system. Furthermore, the People of the Book of bygone times were religious communities. They had some conception and perception of religion. They generally practised the rituals of their religion. But today, even Mus-

lims conduct themselves as atheists. These carrion halaalizers who profess to be Muslims, certify just any filth, faeces and carrion for the boodle, and there are numerous scholars for dollars to back them.