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What is the ruling on a Muslim prisoner or patient eating food containing pork out of necessity in the West?

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It is not permissible for a Muslim to eat food containing pork, whether he is a prisoner, or sick, or otherwise, unless there is a necessity for it, in which case it is permissible to eat from it to the extent of the necessity.

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