The Baha'i Studies Listserv Saying bismillah at the time of eating doesn't substitute for not saying it at the time of slaughter. There is a hadith which describes a situation where the companions expressed doubt about some food which was prepared by Muslims and Muhammad (saaws) said "say bismillah and eat". But in context it means something more like, "don't be rude to your fellow Muslims. Just eat".
But if you know the food wasn't slaughtered properly (e.g. regular, non-kosher, non-zabiha meat from the supermarket), then saying Bismillah after doesn't transform haram food into halal food. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Susan Maneck <[email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> Where does the practice originate from? > > I think it originates from the practice of pronouncing the bismillah > as part of the ritual slaughter of animals for food which makes them > halal. If a Muslim is not sure that the meat served is halal, he can > make it so by pronouncing the bismillah at the table. It is safer to > pronounce the bismillah before any meal whether the food is halal or > not. > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[email protected] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
