Quora Answer: Islam Forbids Eating Pork, but Does It Forbid Handling Pork?
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The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Islam forbids eating pork, but does it also forbid handling pork?”
No. Pork is considered najis al-mughalazhah,
the highest form of impurity. So, whilst
precautions must be taken to ritually cleanse oneself, there is no prohibition
against handling it. It is, however,
discouraged, since it is ritually impure.
Culturally, however, many Muslims have an aversion to handling pork. This is not a jurisprudential injunction
within the religion, although many mistake it as such.
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