The Meat and the Fat of the Pig are Prohibited
Allah, Most High says:
"Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maitah (the dead animals - cattle-beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine. "
Should I understand from this that other than its meat is permissible, such as its oil and its fat for example? And if its oil and its fat are forbidden, then what is the explanation of the Words of Allah, Most High:
"and the flesh of swine"
Since He did not say: "and the swine"?
There is an absolute consensus among the scholars - may Allah have mercy on them that all of the swine. including its meat and its fat are forbidden. They cited this Noble Verse and others bearing the same meaning as evidence. And they said that it was only forbidden due to its harmful nature, and that harmfulness includes its meat and its fat; but Allah, Most Glorified, Most High mentioned the meat because it is what is intended, and the remainder follows it.
As evidence of this, they also cited the Hadith from the Prophet confirmed in the Two Sahihs in which it is reported that he said on the day of the Conquest of Makkah:
"Verily, Allah and His Messenger have forbidden you from selling alcohol, dead meat, swine and idols."
So he has specified the swine, without mentioning the meat, which proves the general nature of the prohibition.
Source:
Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 6 Pages 231-232
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