Honey, Milks, Dates, and Jokes About Them
Answered by Imam Yama Niazi
Question:
I’m desperately seeking a direct answer to quell my anxieties and confusion. Milk, honey, and dates have sanctity, but when someone makes a joke regarding them without the intent of mocking their place in the sunna, just generally, is; it still Kufr? I’ve said “milk” in a baby tone to a child before or said, “oh, I won’t forgive you” jokingly. Is this harmful? I
Answer:
Wa Alaykum Salam
I pray you are doing well, insha’Allah.
No, this is neither forbidden [haram] nor is it disbelief [Kufr].
Magnifying sacred symbols
It is honorable to respect and magnify those sacred symbols of our religion.
Allah, Most High says in the Quran, ” And whoever honors the symbols of Allah, it is certainly out of the piety of the heart.” [Quran, 22:32]
Milk and honey and dates are things that the Prophet [Peace and blessings be upon him] liked. [ Shama’il of Imam Tirmidhi]
With regards to the issue of disbelief [Kufr] and what things are considered disbelief, then refer to this;
What renders one a disbeliever?
Imam Tahawi states in his primer of creed, “A servant is not considered to have left his faith except by denying that which originally caused him to enter it.” This means that they accept Allah’s oneness and all matters that are foundational and known by necessity to belong to the faith of Islam.
[ Maydani, Sharh Tahawiyya]
May Allah bless and guide your affair.
[Imam] Yama Niazi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
