For your information...

For your information, Muslim Sheriat contains 5 kinds of rules: WAJIB: The religious duties performance of which is rewarded and neglect of which is punishable are classified as WAJIB. HARAM : Deeds, doing of which is sinful and punishable and abstinence from them rewardable, are termed as HARAM. MUSTAHAB OR SUNNAT: Such of the rites performance of which is rewardable but their ommission is not punishable are termed as SUNNAT.

MAKROOH; Those deeds, abstinence from which is rewarded, but committing them is not sinful are termed as MAKROOH. MUBAH : Those deeds which are allowed by the Sheriat, but there is neither reward nor punishment for doing or neglecting them, are called MUBAH. A Muslim is at liberty to ignore the rule (3) and (4) even without any excuse. But he cannot tamper with a Wajib or Haram. The rule forbidding the meat of an animal slaughtered by a non-Muslim is within this latter category.

Therefore, there is no choice for any Muslim in this respect. Q. 118: Why don't you like to touch dogs; And eat the meat of pigs and some other animals? A. (a) About the meat of pigs, please see the article "Dangers of eating Pork" in the issue of LIGHT which is being sent to you (Now see the book "Pork" available from the Mission free of charge). (b) After that, we will publish another article about dogs which please wait.

(c) About the other animals: All the animals which are forbidden in Islam are of such nature that they inflict harm to the eater; that harm may be either physical or spiritual or both.

For example, we are not allowed to eat meat of beasts of prey (like eagle, kite, etc.) because they create brutality in the nature of the eater (spiritual harm) or the carcass of even lawful animals if they are not slaughtered according to the Islamic Law, because the blood which invariably congeals in the dead-body of such animals is harmful to the health (physical harm). Q. 119: Can a Muslim eat a hen or poultry? A. Yes, A Muslim is allowed to eat hen or poultry.

It must be killed according to the rules. Q. 120: Can indoor games, e.g. ludo, cards, chess, etc. be played (with the intention of time-passing) without introducing money? A. Such games which are usually played for gambling (example of which are contained in your question) cannot be played even without introducing the element of money. Other games, which are not played for gambling, and outdoor games (without any condition that the loser would pay some thing to the winner) are allowed.