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Arguing with my mom over halal food
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Juliet's 8½ Spirits
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I go balls deep when it comes to seafood, but my mother only eats fish with scales; she told me its the hanafi ruling on seafood. Doesnt matter, all it means is
more lobster pussy for me
ebullientprism
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Just tell her you have a hook up. A dude who will sell you halal stuff for cheap. Then just buy the regular shit and give that to her. I am assuming physically there is no difference, right?
I might be a terrible person.
Hyperactivity
Banned
What, and possibly destroy his mother's trust in him. Horrify his mother. Your mother, by order of importance, is the most important person n your life after Allah, than the Prophet and the 14 Masoomeen, and the Ahlul-Bayt.
"It was narrated by Abu Hurairah (R) that a man came to the Prophet (pbuh) and asked him, "Who amongst his near one had the greatest right over him?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother". The man then asked, "Who after that?" to which the Prophet replied again, "Your mother". Asked who is next, the Prophet again replied, "Your mother". When the man asked who after that, the Prophet said, "Your father"."
evil solrac v3.0
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I am still baffled and shocked at the fact that your mom spends 500 dollars a month on meat. how many people are in your house anyway? thats 70 pounds at least per month.
Yes, she buys somewhere around that amount each month. Though I suppose I should also point out that my idiot brother stops by pretty often too.
Mister0079
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I'm atheist but my family is muslim, I've already made it clear to them I don't give a shit about halal/haram, I'll eat anything including pork.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Whenever I read stuff like this i think back to the day when i was 5 years old and my mom and dad asked us kids if we wanted to go to church or go get waffles for breakfast and we were all like "Fuck that boring place - imma get so much maple syrup my eyes water"
I would have laughed in my family's face if they tried to keep me from a steak or frosted mini wheats and milk or mufucking bacon... mmmmmmm... God i'm hungry.
I would have laughed in my family's face if they tried to keep me from a steak or frosted mini wheats and milk or mufucking bacon... mmmmmmm... God i'm hungry.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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if you are spending $400-$500 a month on meat, at that point you might as well be buying a cow/lamb at a time and getting it butchered for you.
Dude I feel you on this. My mom will only get halal meat and needs a good amount of money for it too.
My parents let my siblings and I eat haram until we were like 13-15 and then just said alright stop now, we're not doing that anymore, I'm like wdf? Why even bother since you've been letting us eat haram all this time? I stopped for a while then said fuck it and went back it what I was doing since I was a kid. It's all the same to me. I'm not really religious like most Muslims so I guess that's why I'm not worried about it. I don't eat pork tho, that's something that I'm gonna stick by since that was completely not an option from the start. My mom thinks I don't eat haram but little does she know... My dad knows I do and he eats it with me! Lmfao.
My dads been pretty chill about letting a "Muslim" like me do "haram" things. He lets me make my own choices which most Muslims dads don't do. Thank god for him. He's a lot more Americanized unlike most Muslim dads.
My parents let my siblings and I eat haram until we were like 13-15 and then just said alright stop now, we're not doing that anymore, I'm like wdf? Why even bother since you've been letting us eat haram all this time? I stopped for a while then said fuck it and went back it what I was doing since I was a kid. It's all the same to me. I'm not really religious like most Muslims so I guess that's why I'm not worried about it. I don't eat pork tho, that's something that I'm gonna stick by since that was completely not an option from the start. My mom thinks I don't eat haram but little does she know... My dad knows I do and he eats it with me! Lmfao.
My dads been pretty chill about letting a "Muslim" like me do "haram" things. He lets me make my own choices which most Muslims dads don't do. Thank god for him. He's a lot more Americanized unlike most Muslim dads.
phosphor112
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Insulin doesn't come from a pig's liver, dude.A fair amount used to come from pigs, but bovine insulin was sourced as well. so you don't even KNOW. maybe gumpy was shooting cow insulin all that time, eh?
Also it's been commercially available synthetically sourced since the late 70's, so THERE.
Was going to post those. That's ancient news. Its almost all synthetic now. Fuck yeah science.
MiniBossBattle
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The zabiha meat he consumes is most probably factory slaughtered. The only difference being that a phrase was uttered before the animal's throat was slit
Muslims can eat kosher
I love hebrew nation hot dogs but even kosher food can get pricey
Hyperactivity
Banned
Yeah, if you want your kids to eat halal, do namaz, etc., you don't wait till they'e at the age of booloogh (they're baliqh) to do it.
Weird thing is, we did go to the masjid a good amount and they sent us to Islamic school for a couple years but still allowed this, so once they said stop I was like uhhhhh kinda late on that don't you think?
Hyperactivity
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Unless your masjid personally sens people to check and they have a list of places you can go. This is the best part about visiting Hyderabad in India. The meat industry is controlled by Muslims over there.
I wish I lived in Dearbourne, Michigan. My family used to live there before I was born, and Dearbourne has A BUNCH of Muslims.
Does your family know your atheist?
PrinceOfKoopas
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I'm seconding this.
Glass Rebel
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Heh, I think we're very moderate muslims (well, my parents) and even though I've clashed with my parents when it comes to believing in Allah, we never had this halal discussion. We don't eat pork but otherwise everything is fair game.
Mister0079
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No they just think I've strayed very far from religion and I still believe in god deep down in my heart. haha.
Snot Rocket
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Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
thats a good one. i lent him my wii a year ago to play skyward sword. and he still hasnt finished it
Heh, that's actually pretty interesting cause my cousins and their family were raised eating haram foods as well, but they all started eating halal when they got older. Which is really weird, cause that happened even with their parents. It's not like they were kids at the time they were enjoying haram foods either.
I'm the opposite of dickish, actually. I'm the one supporting my mom. If anything, I deserve a medal.
Ha, nice. You and I are both gonna have some fun conversations with our families at some point.
First of all, it was TWO years ago, SIR.
Second of all, FYI, I plan on finishing SS.
....some day.
Alx
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I'm not a religious man myself and wouldn't let any mystical belief dictate my diet, but I think your mother is right : if you decide to stand by such rules, then you shouldn't let comfort or monetary issue get in the way of your belief.
It's a good thing that muslim religion is tolerant enough to let people in dire conditions make exceptions, but it shouldn't be a way to say "I'm not feeling like following the rules today, so fuck them". At one point you have to decide, either eat halal, or don't.
It's a good thing that muslim religion is tolerant enough to let people in dire conditions make exceptions, but it shouldn't be a way to say "I'm not feeling like following the rules today, so fuck them". At one point you have to decide, either eat halal, or don't.
Napoleonthechimp
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Religion? Religion.
Napoleonthechimp
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The extent that humans will go to make themselves feel better about their lives is ridiculous. Only eating meat if someone chants over the animal before slashing it's throat with a knife? lol
Okay.
Okay.
It's not just the chant
Napoleonthechimp
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I forgot about the hopping on one leg 14 times and doing a 180 spin. Because that is as nonsensical to me as a lot of these religious rituals.
Hypereides
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't there various translations/interpretations of the fighs within the Shura/sharia of the Quran?
Your family seems like pretty traditionalistic outta the categories of Muslims I've read about...
I'm not Muslim, but I have considered buying halal meat here because it appears cheaper in some shops, than regular meat in grocery shops.
Your family seems like pretty traditionalistic outta the categories of Muslims I've read about...
I'm not Muslim, but I have considered buying halal meat here because it appears cheaper in some shops, than regular meat in grocery shops.
toastyToast
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That's an obscene amount of meat. Why not just cut back?
Baki
Member
How much meat are you eating! Also Chicken is cheaper per lb.
Yeah. I've noticed that too. Supermarkets are expensive for meat. lol
If that's her religious belief then that's fine, people are entitled to their beliefs.
To be honest with the meat thing..just....eat less of it. There's plenty of ways to stretch out dishes using potato, mushrooms, etc. that give you the same dish just....with less meat. We started doing this a few years ago when we switched from Supermarket meat to meat from the local butcher...we get less of it but what we get actually looks like meat, and he does things like boned and rolled Turkey at Christmas (and believe me that stuff is to die for after supermarket mass reared Turkey).
The cost increase was similar to going Halall (although obviously not the same thing as it's a pork butcher's) but we just learned ways of doing dishes that just....used less.
To be honest with the meat thing..just....eat less of it. There's plenty of ways to stretch out dishes using potato, mushrooms, etc. that give you the same dish just....with less meat. We started doing this a few years ago when we switched from Supermarket meat to meat from the local butcher...we get less of it but what we get actually looks like meat, and he does things like boned and rolled Turkey at Christmas (and believe me that stuff is to die for after supermarket mass reared Turkey).
The cost increase was similar to going Halall (although obviously not the same thing as it's a pork butcher's) but we just learned ways of doing dishes that just....used less.
DeaconKnowledge
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Move out. That will reduce the bill.
Burger
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I see all these fried chicken joints in the UK with Halal signs all over them.
I don't believe for one second that all of the 'meat' they use has been slaughtered by a Muslim individually with a knife whilst announcing "Bismillah" and "Allahu Akbar" 3 times, whilst facing Mecca. Not if you can get a chicken burger for under a quid.
I don't believe for one second that all of the 'meat' they use has been slaughtered by a Muslim individually with a knife whilst announcing "Bismillah" and "Allahu Akbar" 3 times, whilst facing Mecca. Not if you can get a chicken burger for under a quid.
Funky Papa
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I remember some German (?) org check hundreds of Kebab shops and found that not a single one of them were actually halal.
But then again, Kebab is the choice food of European drunks, so there.
Monado Blade
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As an ex-Muslim, I sure as hell don't miss this halal bullshit
Messofanego
Banned
Either go for kosher, start eating less meat in general, or get some seafood. We desi people already need more vegetables and fruits in our diet. You want your semen to taste good for the lady, right?
Or just move to London lol
I can't wait until we all have to start eating insects. More protein efficiency and crunchy!
Or just move to London lol
I can't wait until we all have to start eating insects. More protein efficiency and crunchy!
Or he could pray to god for a sack of money....
Same here, it was so rewarding not being restricted.
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