NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD MAKES MUSLIMS VIOLENT

NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD MAKES MUSLIMS[Al-Qur'an 7: 157]
VIOLENT"So take what the Messenger assigns to you and
Question:deny yourselves that which he withholds from
Science tell us that whatever one eats, it has anyou."
effect on one's behaviour. Why then, does Islam[Al-Qur'an 59: 7]
allow Muslims to eat non-vegetarian food, sinceFor a Muslim, the Prophet's statement is sufficient
eating of animals could make a person violent andto convince him that Allah does not wish humans
ferocious?to eat some kinds of meat while allowing some
Answer:other kinds.
1.   Only eating of herbivorous animals allowed3.   Hadith of Mohammad (pbuh) prohibiting
I agree that, what a person eats has an effecteating of carnivorous animals
on his behaviour. This is one of the reasons whyAccording to various authentic Ahadith narrated in
Islam prohibits the eating of carnivorous animalsSahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim including hadith
like lion, tiger, leopard, etc. who are violent andnarrated by Ibn Abbas in Sahih Muslim, Book of
ferocious. The consumption of the meat of suchhunting and slaughter, Hadith No. 4752 and Sunan
animals would probably make a person violent andIbn-I-Majah chapter 13 Hadith no. 3232 to 3234,
ferocious. Islam only allows the eating ofthe Holy Prophet (pbuh) prohibited the eating of:
herbivorous animals like cow, goat, sheep, etc.1.
that are peaceful and docile. We Muslims eatWild animals with canine teeth, i.e. meat eating
peaceful and docile animals because we are peacecarnivorous animals. These are animals belonging
loving and non-violent people.to the cat families such as lion, tiger, cats, dogs,
wolfs, hyenas, etc.
2.   The Qur'an says Prophet prohibits what is2.
badCertain rodents like mice, rats, rabbits with claws,
The Qur'an says:etc.
"The Prophet commands them what is just and3.
prohibits what is evil". "He allows them as lawfulCertain reptiles like snakes, alligators, etc.
what is good (and pure) and prohibits them what4.
is bad (and impure),"