Islam Question and Answer - Food & Nourishment

» Reconciling between the verses “There is no compulsion in religion” [al-Baqarah 2:256] and “and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased” [an-Naml 27:37].

» He works in a company that stores files of various companies, including insurance companies and riba-based banks.

» How can a seeker of knowledge make a schedule to organise his time?.

» After becoming Muslim, should she ask those who were her friends in the past to remove pictures of her that they have on Facebook?.

» Announcing wedding invitations in the mosque.

» Does carrying a child on whom there is some najaasah (impurity) render the prayer and wudoo’ invalid?.

» If someone loses his wudoo’ whilst praying and goes and does wudoo’, can he resume his prayer from where he left off or should he start all over again?.

» Is there a specific age at which animals may be slaughtered?.

» He does not have any children and he wants to give his wealth to his wife and his brother’s daughter and donate the rest to charity.

» The wisdom behind the Prophet’s marrying more than four wives.

Food & Nourishment

1		Ruling on eating sweets that contain gelatin and carmine.	162658
2		Ruling on drinking beer and the like.	127020
3		Ruling on eating snails; is it permissible to cook them alive?.	114855
4		Ruling on using foods which contain pork-derived substances and how to deal with them.	114129
5		It is not permissible to eat foods that are prepared by the kuffaar for their festivals.	12666
6		Locally-slaughtered meat in a country with a mixed population of Muslims, Christians and idol-worshippers .	12569
7		Buying foods that have been made in accordance with Jewish laws.	103701
8		Stunning animals with electric shocks before slaughter .	14308
9		Eating food prepared for a Christian festival.	7876
10		Eating meat when it is uncertain whether it has been cooked with utensils used for pork.	678
11		Ruling on the najaasah (impurity) of pork .	10528
12		Ruling on not eating meat or dairy products (veganism).	2521
13		Foods with pork enzymes are haraam .	20039
14		He is living in a foreign country and there is no halaal meat available; is there a concession allowing him to eat non-halaal meat?.	82444
15		Why does Islam not tell us to eat less red meat?.	71317
16		Meat in restaurants in non-Muslim countries.	10339
17		Animal-derived ingredients in non-food products.	12670
18		Feeding pork to cats.	5231
19		Foods produced in the West, such as gelatin.	210
20		Cheeses made with enzymes taken from animals that are not slaughtered Islamically.	2841

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