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FACTS: Why is the eating of pork forbidden in Islam?
Source: The Deen Show TV
The fact that consumption of pork is prohibited in Islam is well known. The following points explain various aspects of this prohibition:
1. Pork prohibited in Qur’an
The Qur’an prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than 4 different places. It is prohibited in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115.
“Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah.”
Al-Qur’an 5:3
The above verses of the Holy Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why pork is forbidden.
Sheikh Bilal Philips: Harmful Nature of Pigs and Impermissible Foods (Video)
In this segment, Sheikh Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips confirms that the harms of the swine are so obvious and that it inclines to eat filth by nature so you cannot change its behavior. Afterwards he shows that Allah could not forbid us from the beneficial things but the harmful things.