The Ruling on Eating from the Restaurants of Disbelievers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I go to the lands of the disbelievers, is it permissible for me to eat from their restaurants, given that they may cook pork or meat over which the name of Allah was not mentioned?
Answer:
The default is permissibility, my brother. The default is that what they cook of food is permissible, unless you know or see something of the forbidden. No, the default is permissibility, and do not make things difficult for yourself in these matters. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I go to the lands of the disbelievers, is it permissible for me to eat from their restaurants, given that they may cook pork or meat over which the name of Allah was not mentioned?
Answer:
The default is permissibility, my brother. The default is that what they cook of food is permissible, unless you know or see something of the forbidden. No, the default is permissibility, and do not make things difficult for yourself in these matters. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (1:07:43)
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