The Ruling on Eating Meat Imported from the Lands of Disbelievers

The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. The questioner says: In Algeria, most restaurants use meat imported from the lands of the disbelievers. Sometimes we ask them whether it is local or imported. Is it permissible to eat it if they answer that it is local, considering that the one who gives this information may not pray?

The Shaykh:
If you ask them for the sake of clearing your conscience, there is nothing wrong with it. You ask them for the sake of clearing your conscience, and if they inform you and you trust their information, there is nothing wrong with it. However, avoiding them is certainly better. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.

The Shaykh:
He eats meat. He eats from the fruits, he eats from the rice, he eats from the bread, he eats from the things that do not require slaughter, from the fish, the things that do not require slaughter, from the dates. There is plenty of good, praise be to Allah. It is not necessary to eat meat. Yes.