Eating fish and locusts when cooked by non-Muslims
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat fish and locusts if they are caught and cooked by non-Muslims, such as Buddhists and others, whether in their restaurants or not?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Is it permissible to eat fish and locusts if they are caught and cooked by non-Muslims? Like the...
The Shaykh:
...Buddhists, it is not looked at who cooked it, or there is no harm in that. This is lawful by default, and cooking does not make it forbidden. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The method of the cook, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
If a Hindu cooked rice for you, if he cooked rice for you, you would feel disgusted and say it is forbidden, no, this is lawful. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat fish and locusts if they are caught and cooked by non-Muslims, such as Buddhists and others, whether in their restaurants or not?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Is it permissible to eat fish and locusts if they are caught and cooked by non-Muslims? Like the...
The Shaykh:
...Buddhists, it is not looked at who cooked it, or there is no harm in that. This is lawful by default, and cooking does not make it forbidden. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The method of the cook, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
If a Hindu cooked rice for you, if he cooked rice for you, you would feel disgusted and say it is forbidden, no, this is lawful. Yes.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [37] — alfawzan.live (1:17:20)
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