Slaughter and Meat
410 questions
Is it permissible to eat from a restaurant owned by a Muslim in non-Islamic countries that sells meat regarding which one is unsure of the method of slaughter, given the availability of ritually slaughtered meat at home, and is this considered scrupulousness or piety?
Is it permissible to eat the slaughtered animals of the People of the Book who do not mention God's name when slaughtering, given the availability of halal meat and the argument of some Muslims regarding the permissibility of their food in Surat Al-Ma'idah?
Does not eating the slaughtered animal of an apostate mean that a sheep slaughtered by him cannot be eaten? And does this include meat and vegetables he buys from the market, or what he cooks and offers to us?
What is the ruling on eating monitor lizard meat for medicinal purposes?
Is eating French fries flavored with chicken permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible to delay fulfilling a vow to slaughter a sheep made during pregnancy until after childbirth, knowing that the questioner wishes to slaughter the sacrificial animal in her home country because its people are poorer?
What is the ruling on using banknotes and coins whose manufacturing material is unknown, such as the five-pound note that contains beef fat? And does purchasing halal items with it make the money earned from the work permissible or forbidden? And what is the ruling on credit cards that may contain forbidden materials?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of a sheep that nursed from a dog until it grew, after it has been slaughtered?
Is it permissible to use a bile salt supplement extracted from foreign goats and cattle, given the uncertainty regarding their method of slaughter?
What is the ruling on giving a pre-paid meal ticket to an unregistered friend to eat, and what is the ruling on taking leftover bread pieces after others have finished, and what is the ruling on accepting an extra piece of meat from a restaurant worker for an unregistered friend eating with me?
Is it permissible to eat meat not slaughtered according to Islamic rites when it is difficult to purchase halal meat due to its high price or lack of time?
Has the ground and the things touched by the father's hand become impure, and what is the ruling concerning the things bought by the father while his hand was wet with disinfectant?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of animals offered as charity by a man to three of Allah's saints—in whom he believes to have the power to benefit and harm—and is it permissible for his children to help him in this?
Is it permissible to eat from an animal slaughtered by a Christian, after he stunned it and slaughtered it while invoking God's name over it, in the presence of a Muslim who then completes the butchering, skinning, and cutting, given the unavailability of halal slaughter and the need for fresh meat?
Is it permissible to eat meat raw without cooking, may you be rewarded?
What is the ruling on using the fragrant nail (onycha) extracted from snails and some sea shells in making incense, and is it permissible to fumigate the house with it?
Is eating a piece of chicken daily considered a forbidden extravagance?
What is the ruling of the majority of scholars concerning the droppings of parrots that feed on various vegetables and grains?
Is the animal slaughtered considered permissible if the non-mahram female domestic worker participates in the slaughtering process by helping lay the animal on its side and sitting on its belly to stabilize it, while the questioner performs the actual slaughter with his own hand?
Is it permissible to feed chickens and other domestic animals food scraps other than plants, such as boiled eggs? And is eating shark meat permissible?
Is it permissible to eat the meat of animals slaughtered by the People of the Book, knowing that they do not mention the name of Allah over them at the time of slaughter, despite knowing their method of slaughter is similar to Islamic slaughter, and based on His (the Almighty’s) saying: "And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned"?
What is the ruling on slaughtering a pregnant ewe unknowingly, and is it permissible to eat its meat?
What is the ruling on sitting in cafés that serve shisha, and is it similar to the ruling on sitting in cafés that serve alcohol or where gambling takes place? And does the spread of immorality increase by leaving these places to the immoral? And what is the ruling on sitting in restaurants that serve halal food where unveiled women or smokers are present?
What is the wisdom behind creating pigs, even though eating their meat is forbidden?