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  • Food with pork

    Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatul ALLAH wa baraketh! I would like to ask about the rule concerning food which contains the fat of pigs? In fact here in Japan, most of the food items contain oil or fat that we do not know its origin. In many cases they mention the origin as animal and in many cases they do not write anything. These items named shortening.. More

  • Drink made from Kava kava

    Some Muslims in Fiji Islands drink social drink called kava kava made from a peppery plant root called piper methysticum. The United Nations Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention has labeled the plant as a narcotic pepper. Please advise whether the drink made from this plant is Haram. Many Muslims consider that because the word Khamr is directed.. More

  • Drinking Alcohol for Treatment: Forbidden

    Can a Muslim drink alcohol or medicinal purposes, if it is really helpful? .. More

  • Gelatin, Glycerin and Glycerides in Food

    I know that gelatin can be either from pigs or from cows, so it is better not to eat anything that has gelatin in it, especially since I am living in the U.S. But I heard that glycerin and glycerides are also Haram, is that really true? I remember seeing those two words in almost every thing I ate, and I thought that they were just chemical substances. .. More

  • Eating impure meat in UK

    My sister is studying in United Kingdom now, and she wanted me to ask you relating Halal food. In the city where she is now, Bristol, she can't find any Halal meat but in an unsafe and danger area of Bristol and the Halal meat of that shop is not trustworthy. She is studying there and as a woman especially she has to take extra proteins after her.. More

  • Eating Food in Japan

    I am staying in Tokyo, Japan and probably for more 2 years. What is the Islamic decision on: cheese, butter, fat? Here in Japan, the religion is Buddhism (with 90%) and their slaughter is not legal for Muslims. .. More

  • Meats slaughtered in Japan and their by-products

    I am Muslim living in Japan, and the normal beef and chicken meat which is available in the market are killed here is not in the Islamic way. So we consider this meat is not HALAL and we should not eat from that meat, is this correct? Second, most of the biscuits, chocolates, and other food products are made from oil produced from those animals (chicken.. More

  • Ajino moto and KFC chicken

    1. Ajino moto is a salt, used in food. Its made by China. In the light of Islam, is this Halal or Haram?2. Fried chicken, which is food. Is it Halal or Haram?.. More

  • Eating in restaurant that cooks pork

    I live in England and there is a restaurant in my work that cooks pork. Can I eat in that restaurant?.. More

  • Sharing Living Unit With Muslims Who Deliver Pork Pizzas

    I have come to a non-Muslim country to study computer science. Here living costs are high so I have to share apartment's rent, utility bills, grocery and other expenses with other Muslims residing with me in the same apartment. Income of these Muslim roommates is not Halal as they work in a pizza restaurant where they have to deliver pork pizzas. Should.. More

  • Eating meat from German shops

    Can I eat meat from German shops, especially if we know that it is of much better quality and safer than that in other shops? BArak Allah bekom.. More

  • Ingredients on foods with code numbers

    Are these ingredients in some foods such as cakes and crisps Halal or Haram?E120, E140, E141, E252, E422, E430, E431, E440, E470, E471, E472 (a), E472 (b), E472 (c), E472 (d), E473, E474, E475, E476, E478, E482, E483, E491, E492, E494, E422 (e), 476, 542, 570, 572, 631 and 653... More

  • Non-alcoholic beer

    Is it right to drink non alcoholic beer?.. More

  • Scientific Explanation for the Prohibition of Pork and Alcohol

    I would like a scientific explanation concerning on Halal, pig and alcohol. Using science, disbelievers listen to it. .. More

  • Why pork is haram

    Why is pork haram?.. More