Is it permissible to eat from Christian restaurants in Britain, or must one seek out restaurants that serve meat slaughtered according to Islamic rites, and what is the interpretation of the verse: "This day [all] good foods have been made lawful for you. And the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] the chaste women from among the believers and the chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers"?
The slaughtered animal of the People of the Book, i.e., Jews and Christians, is permissible if slaughtered according to Islamic law. The meaning of the verse is: their slaughtered animals and food are permissible for us, and our slaughtered animals and food are permissible for them, and marriage to chaste Muslim women and chaste women from the People of the Book is permissible, without open or secret fornication. And whoever apostatizes from Islam, his good deeds will be nullified, and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter if he dies in that state.
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