Laws of Religion

Index of Topics for Laws of Judaism and Islam Concerning Food

The index below includes topics related to the food laws of Judaism and Islam. A few topics related to ritual purity are also mentioned, but only when they relate directly to food. Ritual purity is discussed more completely in the separate sections of the Laws of Religion website on Ritual Purity in Judaism and Ritual Purity in Islam.

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Adam – plant materials as food

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2

Afterlife

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8, page 10

Animal filth

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b, page 3c, page 4

Animal skins, forbidden or permitted for use

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Animals forbidden for food (see also: Swine, Dead meat…)

Animals that eat filth

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Birds forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 10

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 7

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Cats

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Creeping animals

Judaism, Torah – Food page 8

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Deity other than Allah invoked on killing animal

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 6

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 6

Dogs

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 16

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7, page 16

Donkeys

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 7

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Fanged beasts; animals that hunt

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 7

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Hooves not cloven or cud not chewed

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Horses

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Human flesh and fat forbidden for eating

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Meat and milk

Kid not to be boiled in its mother’s milk

Judaism, Torah – Food page 5

Forbidden to cook or eat meat and milk together

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2a, page 2b, page 5

Punishment for cooking or eating meat and milk together

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Mice/Rats

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 16

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7, page 16

Moves on paws, on belly, on all four or on many feet

Judaism, Torah – Food page 8

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

Mules

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Ox that has killed a person

Judaism, Torah – Food page 8

Pigs (see Swine)

Punishment for eating forbidden animals

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4, page 8, page 9

Ritual impurity results from touching dead body of forbidden animal

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4, page 8

Scorpions

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Swine (see separate listing: Swine)

Water animals that are forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 9

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 9

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7a, page 7b

Animals permitted for food

Birds permitted for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 10

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

Cloven hooves and cud chewed

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Human milk permitted for consumption

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

List of permitted animals

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Water animals that are permitted for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 9

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 9

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9

Animals, treatment of

Animals owned by a person must be maintained by that person

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Bird sitting on eggs or offspring not to be taken from nest

Judaism, Torah – Food page 5

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Boiling kid in its mother’s milk forbidden

Judaism, Torah – Food page 5

Cursing an animal is offensive

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Dogs (see separate listing: Dogs)

Geckos to be killed

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

Harming animals in various ways forbidden

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Helping any living thing merits divine reward

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

Killing animals in war restricted

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Killing domestic animal and her offspring on same day

Forbidden to do this

Judaism, Torah – Food page 5

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Slaughterer to be flogged but meat may be eaten

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Slaughtering methods to reduce pain of animal

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Trapped animal or animal in a well

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 18

Working animals

Judaism, Torah – Food page 18

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 18

Apostate

Same status as heathen (idol-worshiper, polytheist) (see also: Polytheists)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Asceticism

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 19

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Benefiting from (giving away, selling, etc.) forbidden foods

General rules

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2, page 13

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 3

Forbidden fat

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2, page 3

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2, page 3

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 3

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Food from animal that died by itself

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2, page 6

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 3

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Swine/pig

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 3, page 5

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Wine

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Beverage containers, permitted and prohibited

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Birds

Bird sitting on eggs or offspring

Not to be taken from nest

Judaism, Torah – Food page 5

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Punishment for taking from nest

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

Forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 10

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 7

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Permitted for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 10

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

Punishment for eating forbidden bird

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

Blessings, prayers, reciting divine names over food

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 6

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 6, page 9a, page 9b

Blood

Blood prohibited to consume

Judaism, Torah – Food page 3

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 4

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 4

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Impurity and filth of blood

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Removal of blood – procedures for meat

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

Blood vessels and membranes – certain ones prohibited to consume

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

Camel

Drinking milk and urine of

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3, page 4

Eating meat from nullifies ablution

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 5

Forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Charity (see also: Tithe, Zakat)

Judaism, Torah – Food page 15

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b, page 15a, page 15b, page 15c

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 20

Christians

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 15

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5, page 8, page 9, page 15

Children, obligation to support

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food, page 16a, page 16b, page 16c

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 13

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 13, page 20

Clean animals (see Animals permitted for food)

Cleanliness of food

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Crops, Laws regulating planting, harvesting, eating

First three years fruit not eaten

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11, page 14

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

Fourth years fruit as offering

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

Jubilee (50) year restrictions on crops

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

Mixed plantings forbidden

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

New grain harvest not eaten until Passover

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11, page 15

Sabbatical (7) year restrictions on crops

Judaism, Torah – Food page 11

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11 , page 15

Punishments for violating laws concerning crops

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11a, page 11b, page 11c, page 11d

Divorced wife, maintenance of

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 16

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 13

Dead meat; dead animal; animal that died by itself; animal not properly slaughtered (or, in Islam, hunted)

Dead meat forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 3, page 9

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 9

Forbidden for selling (see Benefiting from forbidden foods)

Punishment for eating dead meat

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6

Ritual impurity from, filth of, body of animal that died by itself

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b

Skins of dead animals (not properly slaughtered)

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 9

Dogs

impurity and filth of

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

selling of

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

to be treated well

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

to be killed

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 17

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

Drunkenness (see Intoxicants)

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Eggs

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Etiquette (see Manners when eating)

Exemptions – those permitted to eat forbidden foods

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2a, page 2b

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 2, page 3, page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Fanged animals; animals that hunt – forbidden for eating

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 7

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7

Fat, prohibited to consume

Judaism, Torah – Food page 3

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

First years’ fruits and other products

Judaism, Torah – Food page 14a , page 14b

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14a , page 14b

Fish (see Water animals)

Filth

Prohibition from eating

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 2, page 3a, page 3b, page 3c, page 3d, page 4

Prohibition from selling

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Foods favored and unfavored

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 11, page 12

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 11

Foods, forbidden (see also Animals forbidden for food)

Overview

Judaism – Food page 2

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2a, page 2b

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2a, page 2b, page 13, page 19

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 2

Gold and silver, eating from

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 10

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 10a , page 10b

Guests, obligations toward

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 20

Hand, eating with right hand

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 18

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 18

Harmful things to be avoided

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Healthy and unhealthy foods

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 14

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 14

Heathens (see Polytheists)

Hunting, permitted and forbidden meat from

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 6, page 9, page 16

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9, page 16

Idolators, idol-worshipers (see Polytheists)

Inheritance

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 16

Insects

Forbidden and permitted for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 7

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 7

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 7

Punishment for eating forbidden insect

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 7

Ritual impurity from touching body of forbidden insect

Judaism, Torah – Food page 7

Intoxicants (See also: Beverage containers, permitted and prohibited)

Restrictions on consumption and sale of intoxicating beverages

Judaism, Torah – Food page 12

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 8

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b

Actions to be avoided when intoxicated

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 12a, page 12b

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Ritual Purity page 2, page 8

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Intoxication of a learned sage

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 20

Responsibility for one’s actions when intoxicated

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 12

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Punishments for violations of laws concerning intoxicating beverages

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 12

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Wine as filth

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b

Wine of idolators (polytheists, heathens)

Judaism, Torah – Food page 13

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b

Wine touched by idolators (polytheists, heathens)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Wine, types of intoxicating beverages

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Jews in Islam (see Muslims in Judaism and Jews in Islam)

Ka’ba (Mecca) and Temple (Jerusalem)/Tabernacle of Congregation/Tent of Meeting

Judaism – Food page 1

Judaism, Torah – Food page 12, page 14a, page 14b, page 14c, page 14d, page 17

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2, page 11a, page 11b, page 12, page 14a, page 14b, page 14c, page 14d, page 14e

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9, page 16

Law

Changing the law

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 7, page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Responsibility to know what is forbidden

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 2

Restoration of all laws when King Messiah arrives

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2

Levites (see Priests)

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Manners when eating

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 20

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 18

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 18

Messiah

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14a, page 14b, page 15

Menstruating (or other vaginally blood-emitting) woman, eating with

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3, page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5a, page 5b

Milk (for Milk and meat see Animals forbidden for food)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides page 2a, page 2b, page 4, page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 6, page 7, page 12, page 20

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b

Miracles of Muhammad creating food and water

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 5

Mixtures of forbidden and permitted foods

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Moderation in consumption

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 19

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 19

Muslims in Judaism and Jews in Islam

Judaism – Ritual Purity page 1

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b, page 13c, page 17

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 15

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5, page 8, page 9, page 15

Nebelah (Hebrew), (see Dead meat; dead animal; animal that died by itself; animal not properly slaughtered)

Non-Jews in Judaism, Non-Muslims in Islam

Charity given to

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 15a, page 15b

Buying food from

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 15

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 15

Noah – meat and fish as food

Judaism, Torah – Food page 2

Nursing children

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 13

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 13

Orphan, obligations to

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 20

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 20

Paradise (see Afterlife)

Pig, pork (see Swine)

Polytheists (idolators, idol-worshipers, heathens)

Consuming food or drinks of polytheists; eating or drinking with polytheists

Judaism, Torah – Food page 13

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b, page 13c, page 13d, page 13e, page 13f, page 17

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 15

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9

Food containers and utensils of polytheists

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 15

Giving charity to, accepting charity from, polytheists

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13

Jews who become polytheists

Judaism, Torah – Food page 13

Restrictions on polytheists

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5

Prayer blocked by animals or people

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Prayer, place of – Purity and cleanliness of

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 2, page 3a, page 3b, page 4a, page 4b

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 2, page 3

Priests and Levites

Sacrifices given to Priests and Levites

Judaism, Torah – Food page 14, page 15

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

Ritual purity and impurity of Priests and Levites

Judaism, Torah – Food page 14

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

Punishments for violating laws – general descriptions

Death at the hand of Heaven

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Death; execution

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Death without trial

Judaism, Torah – Food page 13

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Enormity

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3

Extinction, Soul cut off from people, karet

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Flogging, lashing

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8a, page 8b

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Flogging for disobedience

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Punishments for violating laws – specific applications

Death at the hand of Heaven

for priest in Jerusalem Temple drunk from wine

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 12

for non-priest eating first fruits offering that has been in Jerusalem

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for eating from dough from which dough offering has not been removed

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for eating food from which tithe or heave offering has not been removed

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for a non-priest or ritually impure priest who eats heave offering

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

Death; execution

for drinking intoxicants four times

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

for intentionally working on the Sabbath (including performing ritual slaughter of animal)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

for slaughtering an animal for purpose of idolatry

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

Death without trial for a violation committed to demonstrate disbelief

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

Denial of forbidden thing after death

Wine

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

Drinking from silver vessels

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 10

Enormity

branding an animal’s face

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

consuming blood

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 4

drinking wine, selling wine, etc.

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8a , page 8b

eating dead (unslaughtered) meat

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 9

eating food over which Allah’s name has not been pronounced

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 6

eating or drinking from silver or gold

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 10

eating swine

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 3, page 5

eating with left hand

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 18

failing to feed one’s cat and it dies

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 17

slaughtering an animal in the name of another deity

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 6

taking an orphan’s property

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 20

Extinction, Soul cut off from people, karet (Hebrew)

for consuming blood

Judaism, Torah – Food page 3

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for consuming fat

Judaism, Torah – Food page 3

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for working on the Day of Atonement

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

Flogging, lashing

for cooking or eating meat and milk together

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

for drinking wine or other intoxicant

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 8

for drinking wine used in idol worship

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b

for eating animal part torn off by other animals

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6

for eating creeping animal

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

for eating dead meat (from animal not properly slaughtered)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6, page 17

for eating fat of a nebelah (animal not properly slaughtered)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for eating fat of a terefah (animal torn by other animals)

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for eating food used in idol worship

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 13a, page 13b

for eating fruit of first three years in the Land of Israel

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating forbidden insect

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 7

for eating forbidden bird

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 10

for eating living bird

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6

for eating from mixed planting in a vineyard in the Land of Israel

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating from mixed planting not in a vineyard in the Land of Israel

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating meat or fat from a prohibited (unclean) animal

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

for eating new grain harvest before Passover

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating sinew from thigh of animal

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

for eating prohibited animal from water

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 9

for eating second tithe outside Jerusalem or when ritually impure

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for harvesting and using crops from corners of field, gleanings

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 15

for priest in Jerusalem Temple drunk from something other than wine

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 12

for priest eating first fruits offering outside of Jerusalem

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for preventing a working animal from eating

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 18

for Sabbatical year crop violations

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for slaughtering animal on the Day of Atonement

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

for slaughtering domestic animal and her offspring on same day

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

for taking a mother bird sitting on young or on eggs

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 5

No flogging for eating human flesh and fat

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Flogging for disobedience

for benefiting from prohibited food

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 2

for butcher who fails to remove forbidden fat

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for consuming human blood

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for consuming prohibited blood vessels, membranes

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 3

for eating from dough from which dough offering has not been removed

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for eating food from which tithe or heave offering has not been removed

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for eating from mixed planting in a vineyard outside the Land of Israel

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating fruit of first three years outside the Land of Israel

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 11

for eating second tithe outside Jerusalem or when ritually impure

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

for failing to give sufficient alms to the poor

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 15

for ignoring danger to oneself or others

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 19

Turned into monkeys and pigs and destroyed by Allah in the night

for saying that alcohol is permitted

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 8

Purification from ritual impurity

After eating dead animal (that died by itself)

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

After eating from animal torn by other animals

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

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Rennet, for making cheese

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Sacrifices and offerings

Ritual purity of sacrifices and offerings

Judaism, Torah – Food page 14

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14

Selling forbidden foods (see Benefiting from forbidden foods)

Sinew from thigh of animal

Forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 8

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

Punishment for eating sinew from thigh of animal

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 8

Slaughter of animals; ritual slaughter

Animals requiring ritual slaughter

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9

Procedures for ritual slaughter

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 6

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 6, page 9

Requirements for ritual slaughterers

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 17

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9

Standing, sitting when eating and drinking

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 18

Swine/pig

Forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 4

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 4

Islam – Food page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 2, page 5

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5

Forbidden for selling (see Benefiting from forbidden foods)

Impurity and filth of

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3a, page 3b, page 3c

Skins of

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 5, page 9

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Temple (Jerusalem); Tabernacle of Congregation; Tent of Meeting (see Ka’ba (Mecca) and Temple (Jerusalem)…)

Tithe, zakat (see also: Charity)

Judaism, Torah – Food page 14, page 15

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 14a, page 14b, page 14c, page 15

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 20

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 20

Terefah (Hebrew), (see Torn animal)

Torn animal

Meat torn or cut from living animals forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 6, page 17

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 3

Ritual impurity from eating animal torn by other animals

Judaism, Torah – Food page 6

Unclean animals (see Animals forbidden for food)

Washing before or after meals

Judaism – Ritual Purity page 1, page 8

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 20

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Ritual Purity page 2

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Ritual Purity page 5a, page 5b

Water animals

Animals from water forbidden for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 9

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 9

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 7a, page 7b

Animals from water permitted for eating

Judaism, Torah – Food page 9

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 9

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 9

Blood from fish

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 4

Impurity and filth of water animals

Islam, Jurisprudence – Ritual Purity page 3

Widow, support of

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 16

Workers, feeding by employer

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 15

Wife, right to be supported

Judaism, Torah – Food page 16

Judaism, Law Code of Maimonides – Food page 16

Islam, Qur’an and Hadith – Food page 13

Islam, Jurisprudence – Food page 13

Wine (see Intoxicants)

Zakat, see Tithe, Zakat

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