In a similar vein, Afzal condemned the lynching in Dadri, saying no one had the right to take law into their own hands. However, he does believe that sale and consumption of beef should be prohibited as it is considered holy by Hindus. Afzal said that the Prophet Muhammad advised Muslims to drink cow’s milk and to not eat cows. According to Afzal, the Prophet said the meat of the cow is heavily contaminated with poisonous substances, which are present in the grass that it consumes. He said that the specialty of the cow is that the poison remains in the “gosht” or the meat while the cow’s milk is entirely purified.