Eating in Non Muslim Countries
2,211 questions
Is eating organic meat obligatory or is it preferable to other types?
What should a Muslim woman do if she is forced not to wear the hijab in Western countries, and does this apply to other countries as it happened in France?
Is the obligatory bequest (al-wasiyyah al-wajiba) in the inheritance system of some countries based on Islamic law, and is the money acquired through it permissible (halal)?
What is the ruling on desiring to speak with men, and what should be done to get rid of it?
Is it permissible to eat from a restaurant whose manager is Christian and whose workers are Muslim?
Is it permissible to take leftover food from a restaurant owned by a non-Muslim without his knowledge if it is going to be thrown in the trash and if its price is requested should one wish to take it?
Is eating with the hand a Sunnah, and is one sinful for not eating with it, especially for foods that can only be eaten with a spoon, such as soup and yogurt?
Is it permissible for a woman traveling with her husband to uncover her ear for a photograph if it is an essential condition of the country she will be traveling to for study and work, and it is a non-Islamic country?
What is the Islamic legal ruling on eating processed meats?
Is the aforementioned situation considered a legitimate seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya)? Is the female employee's interaction with male students in the school library a matter of Shar'i embarrassment? What is the ruling on a Muslim woman uncovering her hair in front of a non-Muslim woman?
Should the wife ask her father to give her husband another chance, or should she leave the father to act as he sees fit, and is she sinful if she lets her father divorce her for fear of pressuring him?
Is it legitimate to shun disbelievers, whether settlers or those coming to Islamic lands, and does this permit killing or robbing them if one observes them committing an abomination?
Is money traded in lands of disbelief considered unlawful, despite the consensus on the impermissibility of residing in those lands?
Is it permissible for a person who has repented from committing past crimes in a non-Muslim country to deny the accusations leveled against him to avoid imprisonment, or must he confess? And what is the best course of action in this situation?
What is the ruling on taking a small amount from the bottom of the eyebrows, given that the questioner plucks excess hair and a small amount from the eyebrows after a non-Muslim worker plucked her eyebrows without her permission?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of a Muslim woman if a non-Muslim woman enters upon her during prayer; is her prayer valid or should she repeat it?
Is the lapse that my friend committed by engaging in zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) during the daytime in Ramadan with a non-Muslim young man, when she was twenty years old, forgivable, and what should she do to be forgiven now that she is twenty-nine?
Is it permissible for me, as a Muslim living in America, to have my non-Muslim aunt live with me, and what is the Islamic ruling on this matter, and what is the opinion of scholars regarding it, especially in Western countries where Muslims are a minority?
What is the ruling on Muslim women who do not cover their hands getting henna tattoos, and is it permissible for a non-Muslim woman to get a henna tattoo?
Is it permissible to cite a statement attributed to Omar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him: "No harm in them having its meat, and for us its profit," to justify financing non-Muslims—residing in Muslim lands—to purchase pork or alcoholic beverages? And is this statement authentic, or was it made under specific circumstances?
Were there any Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, from the Indian subcontinent or China, and is what is claimed on Wikipedia about names like Tamim al-Ansari, Cheraman Perumal, and Malik Dinar true?
Is it permissible to attend the wedding of a Christian in a church? Do they have the rights of a neighbor like a Muslim? What is a summary of the dealings with the People of the Book (Ahl al-Dhimma)?
Are foods containing a non-intoxicating percentage of alcohol forbidden or permissible?
What is the ruling on eating game meat if its hunter does not pray or is a disbeliever?