I am from India, where there are many temples. We are live mostly among non-Muslims. Our non-Muslim friends often visit their temples and bring somethings like sweets and fruits and biscuits which were offered to their so called gods. As Muslims can we take and eat these gifts? Please clarify. No Muslim will take meat not slaughtered to Allah.
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My wife is following the religion well, but she has a question regarding her eyebrows. They are not straight and so it makes her look untidy and she feels embarrassed in front of people especially in Europe. People may think she is untidy and not clean and they will take a different idea about Islam specially that Islam wants us to be clean and tidy... More
I live in Holland; my husband and I like to go out but we don't know if it is ok for a Muslim couple to go to cafes and restaurant here in Europe knowing that in those restaurants they serve alcohol, but we don't consume any of the Haram food. Is it Haram for us to stay in those places?
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What kind of head covering does a Muslim have to wear? Must he cover all of his hair or only the front of his head? Is wearing a cap in daily life mandatory or Sunnah?.. More
I've heard that coca cola contains alcohol. Since then I stopped drinking it. But most of my Muslim friends say that I'm crazy, because I wouldn't get drunk if I drank coca cola. But then I come with the hadeeth:"Kullu ma askara katheeruhu fa qiluhu haraam". My question is: Am I exaggerating? What about the hadeeth? Would you ('jazaka ALLAHU kheyran').. More
Does vinegar or salt used in processing forbidden items such as pork or wine change their impurity so that they are acceptable? Is processed cheese from unslaughtered animals legal?
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When I was in USA I asked Mr. Ahmed Dedat, if I could eat beef or chicken slaughtered by Christians, (i.e what was normally available). His answer was no it is haram, because they no longer slaughter their animals in an acceptable manner. He gave this to me in writing. Now that I am in Saudi Arabia, the local scholars, Mr. Adil Selahi or Arab News,.. More