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So today inshallah, we are finally going to get to the mouth-watering discussion of

tantilizing proportions.

We're finally diving into the main course that so many people have been waiting for.

So I shall not mince my words here and let us stop loafing around.

We cannot afford to do a half-bake job in this particular issue.

We must wet up our appetites, roll up our sleeves and get straight to the meat of the matter.

Or as the British would say, keep calm and carry on.

Okay, I know I'm relishing this way too much.

Let me jump in inshallah.

Today of course our question as you all are aware is going to be one of the most commonly

asked questions by Muslims living in the western lands.

And that is the issue of eating the meat of the Ahli Kitab.

Or are we allowed to eat the meat that is commonly available in the marketplaces over here.

And this is going to be a long lecture with detailed evidences.

So if you don't have time to listen to the entire lecture with the evidences and with all of the

medhabs, I'm going to start off by summarizing my conclusion in two minutes.

And then inshallah for those that are able to, they can listen to the entire lecture.

The position that I follow is that it is not allowed to eat non-Thebi Hamid for three reasons,

in order of the strength of those reasons.

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