Haram import or export alcoholic beverages, or to work in or own a place that sells these intoxicants. Giving intoxicants as a gift is also considered haram. Other intoxicants, such as tobacco, paan, dokha, and khat have been deemed forbidden by a some scholars. Regarding foods vanilla extract and gelatin are also forbidden either due to being an intoxicant themselves, containing certain percentages of alcohol or other forbidden items such as pig parts. There are also a number of hadith regarding the prohibition of meat and intoxicants in Islam: In an incident narrated by Rafi ibn Khadij, Muhammad told Muslims who
Haram of halal and haram are used in a number of cultural phrases, most notably "ibn" (boy) "al-halal" and "bint" (girl) "al-halal". These phrases are often used to refer to appropriate spouses in marriage, and stand in contrast to "ibn al-haram" or "bint al-haram," which are used as insults. In this case, the term "haram" is used to mean ill-mannered or indecent, instead of strictly meaning 'unlawful'. Halal and haram are also used in regards to money "(mal)". "Mal al-haram" means ill-gotten money, and brings destruction on those who make their living through such means. These cultural interpretations of what is