Is it permissible to give infants canned food containing non-halal meat when no alternative is available?
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It is forbidden to feed children what is unlawful. This is indicated by the Prophet's (peace be upon him) prohibition of ibn Ali from eating from charity, when he said: "Cough, cough, throw it away! Do you not know that we do not eat charity?" It is obligatory for a Muslim to raise his children with a righteous upbringing in a righteous environment, and not to settle them in lands of disbelief.
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