Food Which is Halal and Food Which is Tayyab

[Jadz]

Food which is Lawful - Halal - and Food which is Good - Tayyab.

A reminder to the Faithful that consumption of food and drink is dependent upon two criteria, that which is Lawful - Halal - and that which is Good - Tayyab.

'Oh Mankind! Eat of that which is lawful (Halalan) and good (Tayyeeban) on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitaan. Verily, he is to you an open enemy.'
Q2:168

'Oh you who believe! Eat of the good things (Tayyeebaat) that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is indeed He Whom you worship.'
Q2:172

Whilst the emphasis for many is typically upon food which is Halal - such as meat - food which is Tayyab can often be overlooked. Thus, people will consume meat which is apparently Halal, such as burgers, sausages and other fast foods or soft, sugary drinks and salty snacks, but which is not Tayyab, in that they lead to serious health problems, diabetes, obesity and some cancers.

Anything which is harmful or detrimental to individual and collective health and well-being cannot, by definition, be either Halal or Tayyab, the two are inextricably linked.

Eating when not hungry - snacking between meals - leads to over-consumption of the wrong kinds of food. One of the principle purposes of fasting - during Ramadhan - is to teach Believers how to restrain their desires, control their eating habits and understand that healthy food inevitably creates healthy individuals, communities and nations.

Two things all Muslims should bear in mind: be mindful of what goes into your mouths, in terms of food and drink; and be mindful of what comes out of your mouths, in terms of words. Both have immediate and lasting effects upon the Heart.

 

[Heisenberg111]

Nice information, thanks

 

[sweep_shot]

JazakAllahu khair.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Great reminder, thanks!

My diet consists mainly of fresh fruit, veg, nuts, yoghurt, cheese, milk. I only eat natural foods, not supermarket meals. The odd cheat day for a pizza.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I eat too much junk food, but I don't show it which is something of a double edged sword. I feel it will come back to bite me big time at some point. Nothing beats fresh food cooked well. We need to take more time out to do it right.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Great reminder. Uber eats and working mainly from home have given me plentyfull access to food that while tasty is probably not tayyab.

I'm looking forward to a dietary reset in Ramadan.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I eat too much junk food, but I don't show it which is something of a double edged sword. I feel it will come back to bite me big time at some point. Nothing beats fresh food cooked well. We need to take more time out to do it right.

Can you cook? If so any recommended healthy meals?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Can you cook? If so any recommended healthy meals?

Not really, I already told you I eat too much junk food which will probably kill me. Stay away from that stuff would be my advice.

 

[ElRaja]

i ate clean and got rid of sugar and a lot of rubbish a few years ago, felt great, lost weight, skin improved, energy levels improved, then lockdown happened and i managed to stay disciplined for 5 or 6 months but last year or so have fallen off the wagon.

eat way too much rubbish, but its just too convenient, biggest difference is energy levels and mood see saw like crazy, and the downs make the convenience and comfort of bad food all the more alluring, which feeds the cycle again. really want to go back to eating properly but man its tough.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Not really, I already told you I eat too much junk food which will probably kill me. Stay away from that stuff would be my advice.

Not probably it will!

Im learning to cook some healthy meals. I'd rather go out and pay but most high street food is junk food.


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https://www.germandonerkebab.com/menu

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

I am very grateful that my mom told me how to cook since I was 7 years old.. Not typical in Punjabi households and small towns where mostly young boys and men are spoilt, getting warm roti and sabzi in their hands fed by their mothers/sisters/wives.

I used to eat a bit of junk food sometimes in University while staying in hostel, but since the day I started working have been avoiding junk food and eat home cooked food, mostly cooked by myself, no matter where I lived with India or abroad.
Has helped me a lot in eating healthy, and when living abroad like i did in Spain for 2 years, to invite the locals over for meals/indian style vegetarian/non-vegetarian food.

I start my day with Cereals with Milk and Fruits. Day time is mostly Roti with simple daal or occasional veggies. Sometimes Salad as well. Night I eat lighther.
Cheat meal is Biriyani at a Pakistani Restaurant in Melbourne once a month and alternatively a Pizza.

 

[PakLFC]

How is Zabiha different to halal?

 

[kumjsr]

Great reminder, thanks!

My diet consists mainly of fresh fruit, veg, nuts, yoghurt, cheese, milk. I only eat natural foods, not supermarket meals. The odd cheat day for a pizza.

What are supermarket meals?

 

[SpiritOf1903]

How is Zabiha different to halal?

Zabiha is the slaughter

 

[Champ_Pal]

Eat all natural fruits and vegetables in their true form and better grow them in your own backyard. Fast food should be minimized as much as possible.

 

[Jadz]

Great reminder, thanks!

My diet consists mainly of fresh fruit, veg, nuts, yoghurt, cheese, milk. I only eat natural foods, not supermarket meals. The odd cheat day for a pizza.

Thank you Khan Bhai - and thanks to all my Brothers and Sisters who took time to read this and to those who commented.

Your diet is super healthy, the healthier the food the greater the energy levels, ability to concentrate and remain active into your old age, which no doubt is decades away!

I used to indulge in chocolates, cakes, sweets, pastries, sugar in my coffee - very occasional pizza, Ambala and so on. But, gave it all up when I realized just how damaging to one's health these foods are - they have a sort of cumulative effect upon the body and serious health issues only arise years later. Also, trying to implement Allah SwT's Guidance into daily life and not be choosy or selective, and not assume indulging in bad food 'once in a blue moon' was either good, acceptable or pleasing to our Creator. In the beginning giving up sugar in my coffee was the toughest but after a few weeks I was done - thanks to Allah SwT.

I do all our cooking and ensure everything is fresh, Halal and Tayyab - both lawful and good, wholesome foods. Never felt stronger and better.

I do hope and pray the beautiful reminders in the Qur'an will stand us in good stead before, during and after Ramadhan - the sacrifices we make now will bear fruit in times to come. In Sha'a Allah SwT.

 

[James]

What are supermarket meals?

King Khan will clarify, but I think perhaps this means “ready meals” — the ones which come in a tray already made up and instead of being cooked from scratch can just be warmed up in the microwave for 3-4 minutes. They tend to mainly be made up of processed foods, ie non-complex sugars and saturated fats.

 

[James]

I have given up smoking, alcohol, almost all vices really. But my last remaining battle is with junk food. I love it, and it’s incredibly difficult to wean off the stuff after one has become accustomed to it. Lockdown, and my wife having two pretty much consecutive pregnancies, didn’t help either of us with our stress levels and diets!

I am currently fighting the battle hard. I used to have several takeaway/junk type meals each week. Now it’s strictly a single cheat day allowed per fortnight, for the last 3 months or so. I have done nothing else differently at all and have already lost weight just from cutting down on this. Need to keep going.

 

[James]

eat way too much rubbish, but its just too convenient, biggest difference is energy levels and mood see saw like crazy, and the downs make the convenience and comfort of bad food all the more alluring, which feeds the cycle again. really want to go back to eating properly but man its tough.

It is truly a cycle of doom.

No cooking, quick and convenient, tasty and comforting. It goes on and on.

Then what I’ve noticed happening over time (I’m not diabetic or anything like that…had the tests!) is a junk food diet starts the daily blood sugar levels spiking all over the place, so meals can be skipped in the morning but then at other times there will be sudden crushing bouts of extreme hunger which come on abruptly, usually in the early to mid afternoons; at which point the likes of the Just Eat / Uber Eats / Deliveroo app will quickly get consulted for the cure once again.

Once a fortnight for me now. I’ve cut down a lot. Got to keep going.

 

[Justcrazy]

I have given up smoking, alcohol, almost all vices really. But my last remaining battle is with junk food. I love it, and it’s incredibly difficult to wean off the stuff after one has become accustomed to it. Lockdown, and my wife having two pretty much consecutive pregnancies, didn’t help either of us with our stress levels and diets!

I am currently fighting the battle hard. I used to have several takeaway/junk type meals each week. Now it’s strictly a single cheat day allowed per fortnight, for the last 3 months or so. I have done nothing else differently at all and have already lost weight just from cutting down on this. Need to keep going.

You cannot cook something for yourself? There are many easy recipes you can make which are healthy and quick to cook.

 

[James]

You cannot cook something for yourself?

Well yes I can, because I am now having one takeaway meal per fortnight, which means that the other 13 days I have cooked meals.

 

[ElRaja]

It is truly a cycle of doom.

No cooking, quick and convenient, tasty and comforting. It goes on and on.

Then what I’ve noticed happening over time (I’m not diabetic or anything like that…had the tests!) is a junk food diet starts the daily blood sugar levels spiking all over the place, so meals can be skipped in the morning but then at other times there will be sudden crushing bouts of extreme hunger which come on abruptly, usually in the early to mid afternoons; at which point the likes of the Just Eat / Uber Eats / Deliveroo app will quickly get consulted for the cure once again.

Once a fortnight for me now. I’ve cut down a lot. Got to keep going.

mine is more the opposite, i can easily go from 10pm to 10 or 11am without eating, and even have a light lunch, but between 6pm and 11pm for some reason i have this compulsion to binge, straight back from work even if dinners are home cooked i usually eat a lot, and then late at night i feel like snacking (invariably junk). think the issues are deeper than food and i need to sort some stuff out in my life cos im not eating cos im hungry, which is usually a red flag, but in the meantime its not done me good.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Food which is Lawful - Halal - and Food which is Good - Tayyab.

A reminder to the Faithful that consumption of food and drink is dependent upon two criteria, that which is Lawful - Halal - and that which is Good - Tayyab.

'Oh Mankind! Eat of that which is lawful (Halalan) and good (Tayyeeban) on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitaan. Verily, he is to you an open enemy.'
Q2:168

'Oh you who believe! Eat of the good things (Tayyeebaat) that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is indeed He Whom you worship.'
Q2:172

Whilst the emphasis for many is typically upon food which is Halal - such as meat - food which is Tayyab can often be overlooked. Thus, people will consume meat which is apparently Halal, such as burgers, sausages and other fast foods or soft, sugary drinks and salty snacks, but which is not Tayyab, in that they lead to serious health problems, diabetes, obesity and some cancers.

Anything which is harmful or detrimental to individual and collective health and well-being cannot, by definition, be either Halal or Tayyab, the two are inextricably linked.

Eating when not hungry - snacking between meals - leads to over-consumption of the wrong kinds of food. One of the principle purposes of fasting - during Ramadhan - is to teach Believers how to restrain their desires, control their eating habits and understand that healthy food inevitably creates healthy individuals, communities and nations.

Two things all Muslims should bear in mind: be mindful of what goes into your mouths, in terms of food and drink; and be mindful of what comes out of your mouths, in terms of words. Both have immediate and lasting effects upon the Heart.

Thanks.
There are two aspects to it.

One, that you already mentioned and it's thoroughly backed up by science.

Dr. Berg's has some very good videos about it that are well explained in a nice and gentle tone that is easy on the ears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28XNHWHxcc


And the second aspect? well a picture says a thousand words.




I heard of a small incident in our community that happen a couple of years ago.

Three Muslim Pakistani guys went to a local casino here, where they gambled all night with a few friends visiting from out of town.

After they go out, one of them said, "Yar bahot bhook lagg rahi hai, idher qaareeb koi halal restaurant hai?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Not probably it will!

Im learning to cook some healthy meals. I'd rather go out and pay but most high street food is junk food.


GDK donor have these protein boxes, 44 g of protein. Give it a go.

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https://www.germandonerkebab.com/menu

That stuff tastes too good to be healthy to be quite honest, it's supposed to be a better quality meat than the stuff you would normally buy, but it still looks suspiciously like bog standard doner kebab meat. It tastes decent though, I have had it once, and will probably give it another bash at some point.

 

[Kroll]

And here I was thinking of going to Godfather in Manchester for their highly acclaimed doner kebab.

 

[szrana]

And here I was thinking of going to Godfather in Manchester for their highly acclaimed doner kebab.

Doner Kebab is delicious, you should definitely try it.

 

[Jadz]

Thank you for that reminder - all money, assets, property, jewellery, investments and so on must be purified and savings should not be earning Riba, interest (usury).

Muslims must also never hoard wealth, because wealth has to be shared and fairly distributed. This does not mean people are not allowed to be rich, it just means that massive income and wealth disparities in societies leads to injustice, widespread poverty and instability. In an equitable society billionaires would not exist.

Regarding pilgrimages and the money employed to pay for them - before embarking upon Hajj or Umrah all outstanding debts must be paid or arrangements made to have them paid by instalments. This is particularly important for monies owed to widows, orphans and the less well-off - they must not be cheated, defrauded or payment to them should not be delayed in order to perform Hajj or Umrah.

 

[Jadz]

I have given up smoking, alcohol, almost all vices really. But my last remaining battle is with junk food. I love it, and it’s incredibly difficult to wean off the stuff after one has become accustomed to it. Lockdown, and my wife having two pretty much consecutive pregnancies, didn’t help either of us with our stress levels and diets!

I am currently fighting the battle hard. I used to have several takeaway/junk type meals each week. Now it’s strictly a single cheat day allowed per fortnight, for the last 3 months or so. I have done nothing else differently at all and have already lost weight just from cutting down on this. Need to keep going.

Lockdowns are really bad for mental, emotional, physical health and well-being - especially for the most vulnerable and children. Human beings are social animals by nature and to deprive of them interaction with one another leads to increase in suicides, addictions, domestic violence. The long-term effects of locking down perfectly healthy people will probably become apparent after a few years, perhaps even decades. The same may be said of masks - it's interesting the initial advice regarding face-cloths changed as soon as politicians became involved in decision-making. But, I digress.

I found the only way to deal with bad foods was to simply not eat them. This is actually easier than it sounds, just avoid junk food by instructing yourself how damaging it is to your health, how determined you are to set a good example to your children and how energy levels increase whilst stress levels decrease.

I don't have a smart phone, so no apps that could tempt us to order foods full of fat, salt and sugar - the three things that really cause the body to break down. We occasionally go out for coffee, but no sugar, cakes and so on. It does take time to become accustomed to eating and drinking only foods which give the body what it needs, rather than giving it what we want.

Also, fasting is a really way of detoxifying the body of impurities - fasting a few hours every day or for however long you can manage without eating would be a good way of keeping the weight, sugar and cholesterol levels down, whilst teaching self-restraint and only eating when you are hungry. I strongly recommend avoiding snacks, they are not needed unless one is out and about and truly famished.


Giving up smoking and alcohol takes discipline, so all the best with the continuing battle against junk food. I hope all went well with the pregnancies and pray your wife and babies are in fine health.

 

[James]

[MENTION=30006]Jadz[/MENTION] that is (as ever) a very informative and a kind reply. Hope you’re keeping well sister.