Salaam Alikom,
kind-hearted viewers,
and welcome to
Our Noble Lineage.
From the island of Java
in Indonesia, a message
of loving kindness
spreads its wings,
hopeful for a new era
of peace and harmony.
Imam
Al-Fakir Kyai Haji
Muhammad Asnawi from
Wonosobo, Central Java,
promotes
a compassionate lifestyle
that begins in every home,
at the dining table.
KMA(m):
May the peace, mercy,
and blessings of Allah
be upon you.
To the traditional
Muslim students
whom I love and
to all Muslims, I convey
messages regarding
the food that we eat.
HOST:
Imam Al-Fakir Asnawi
is one of the administrators
and caretakers here
at Daarussolihin
Boarding School,
which houses a mosque
with the same name.
The school currently
teaches and trains
250 Muslim students
who aspire to be imams.
Imam Al-Fakir Asnawi,
a vegetarian himself,
believes that
eating a meat-free diet
is actually an act
of devotion to Allah.
KMA(m):
It is a worship.
As Ibnu Ruslan said,
if you have intention
and balance it
with strong reasoning
due to obedience to Allah,
then your wish
will be granted.
Whenever we eat with
the intention of devotion,
then that intention becomes
a devotion as well.
It means that eating has
a big value before Allah:
there will be merit
if our intention in eating
is for the sake of
the intensity of devotion.
So, on the basis
that our ideal is
for the sake of devotion,
food should be avoided
and observed except
for food that is tayyib
(good and pure)
and halal (permissible).
Meat is a disease,
beef is a disease.
It is proven and stated
by nutrition experts
that the beef available
nowadays contain
various kinds of diseases.
Therefore,
I emphasize again now:
it is better to eat
vegetarian food - meaning
consume food that is
produced from vegetables,
including those
made from soybeans.
The Prophet,
May Allah's Blessings
and Peace Be With Him,
had affirmed
that 70% of the prophets
in ancient times
consumed soybean - some
because
there are special things
and goodness because
plants are blessed by Allah,
Glory and Exalted He is.
It will have benefits
for our body.
Moreover, this food acts
as a strong foundation
for worship.
Worshipping with
halal (permissible) food,
tayyib (good and pure) food
will be accepted by Allah,
Glory and Exalted He is.
As in a Hadith,
the Prophet, May Allah's
Blessing and Peace
Be With Him, said,
“How can your prayer
be granted if
your treasure comes from
something that's haram,
your food from food
that is forbidden?”
and “Cleanse yourself
of haram goods.”