What happens if you don't eat Halal

Question = if you eat food that is not halla
what happens

answer =

If you eat meat that is not halal then you are committing a sin. Many Muslims have said that your acts of worship will not be accepted for forty days. However I have never seen the proof for this. There however a hadith which says that if you drink Alcohol then your acts of worship will not be accepted for forty days. This hadith is specific to alcohol.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every body that is nourished with haraam things, the Fire is more befitting for it.” Narrated by al-Tabaraani; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (4519)

Surah 5:3 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

It is only permissible to eat meat from animals that has been treated well during it's life and slaughtered in the appropriate manner. For example the knife must be sharp so that the animal does not feel much pain, and there are many rules such as this.

So if you are eating animals that were killed in a bad way or abused then you will have to give an account for that.

If it was an accident then Allah will not punish you for that but you must make sure you do your best to be aware of what you are putting in your body.

There was a Companion of the prophet who was on a journey with his servant. He told the servant that he will ride for a while and then the servant will ride for a while and then nobody will ride for a while so that the animal has a chance to rest. the companion told his servant that they would be questioned about the animal.

If we abuse animals then we will be questioned about why we did it. There was a lady who was sentenced to hell for torturing a cat. So imagine your punishment for eating meat from an animal that was abused. You are supporting the industry which doesn't give animals their rights.

So I hope that you have a good excuse when you are questioned about this.

Also note that many scholars have said that meat in Christian countries is halal for Muslims unless you find out that the animal was abused or killed in a bad way.

In our community the Imam has investigated many slaughter houses to ensure that the animals are treated properly.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah will forgive my ummah for their mistakes, and for what they forget, and for what they are forced to do.” (Reported by Ibn Maajah, 2033; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1731).