Is it permissible for us, when we go to the restaurants of disbelievers, to eat from them without knowing how the animals were slaughtered?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from America says: Is it permissible for us, when we go to the restaurants there and we do not know whether the animals were slaughtered in accordance with the Shari'ah or not, is it permissible for us to eat from these foods and dishes?
The Shaykh:
If they belong to the People of the Book, the Jews or the Christians, then eat from them, for Allah has made their food lawful for us. But if they belong to polytheists, secularists, or atheists, do not eat from them.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
I mean, the meat referred to is meat, but the food that is rice and such fruits, you eat these from anyone; these are eaten from anyone. What requires ritual slaughter, such as meats, is the subject of the discussion. If the meats are in the restaurants of the Christians or the Jews, they are lawful, for it is their food, and Allah has made their food lawful for us. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from America says: Is it permissible for us, when we go to the restaurants there and we do not know whether the animals were slaughtered in accordance with the Shari'ah or not, is it permissible for us to eat from these foods and dishes?
The Shaykh:
If they belong to the People of the Book, the Jews or the Christians, then eat from them, for Allah has made their food lawful for us. But if they belong to polytheists, secularists, or atheists, do not eat from them.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
I mean, the meat referred to is meat, but the food that is rice and such fruits, you eat these from anyone; these are eaten from anyone. What requires ritual slaughter, such as meats, is the subject of the discussion. If the meats are in the restaurants of the Christians or the Jews, they are lawful, for it is their food, and Allah has made their food lawful for us. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2558 -3022] هل يجوز عند ذهابنا إلى مطاعم الكفار أن نأكل منها ولا نعرف كيف ذبحت الذبائح؟ — youtube.com
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