The past scholars were so successful in gaining knowledge and acting upon it, had blessed lives, and were protected from intellectual deviations, and all this was the result of eating halaal food, and refraining from doubtful food. ...

All corruption and aggression on earth, in the past, present, and future, is because of this eating and drinking, for obligations are aimed towards anger and carnal desires, whilst food and drink are its cause. ...

Eating doubtful food, as well as eating the food of one, who does not abstain from Haram, although permissible, makes a man ill and prevents him from worship, or becomes of the cause of the loss of tawfeeq (Divine Assistance). ...

Woe upon us if we do not avoid eating and drinking haram, for it is our food that becomes the cause of our knowledge and faith, or disbelief. ...

God knows best how much involvement food has on one’s belief and disbelief, and good and back deeds. ...

Woe to us if we don’t avoid Haram in eating and drinking!...