Permissibility of eating with a disbeliever if it is for a benefit
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Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat with a disbeliever from the same dish, or not?
There is nothing wrong with eating with a disbeliever from the same vessel, but in this situation, one should seize the opportunity first to observe the Islamic etiquettes of eating: eating with the right hand,And he says: saying "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah), not eating with the left hand, and limiting oneself to what is best, which is one-third for food, one-third for drink, and one-third for the soul. This is so that the disbeliever knows that the religion of Islam is comprehensive in everything. There is no doubt that the Islamic way of eating, once a person of sound mind reflects on it, is recognized as being perfectly in line with the benefit of the body, as it is accompanied by worship: eating with the right hand, mentioning the name of Allah, and giving thanks.He should seize the opportunity and say to the disbeliever: "O so-and-so! Look at Islam, look at the etiquettes of Islam, and invite him to it." However, if there is no benefit in eating with him, and one is not compelled to eat with him, then he should not eat with him, lest something of affection for him arise in his heart, and affection for a disbeliever has its dangers.
There is nothing wrong with eating with a disbeliever from the same vessel, but in this situation, one should seize the opportunity first to observe the Islamic etiquettes of eating: eating with the right hand,And he says: saying "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah), not eating with the left hand, and limiting oneself to what is best, which is one-third for food, one-third for drink, and one-third for the soul. This is so that the disbeliever knows that the religion of Islam is comprehensive in everything. There is no doubt that the Islamic way of eating, once a person of sound mind reflects on it, is recognized as being perfectly in line with the benefit of the body, as it is accompanied by worship: eating with the right hand, mentioning the name of Allah, and giving thanks.He should seize the opportunity and say to the disbeliever: "O so-and-so! Look at Islam, look at the etiquettes of Islam, and invite him to it." However, if there is no benefit in eating with him, and one is not compelled to eat with him, then he should not eat with him, lest something of affection for him arise in his heart, and affection for a disbeliever has its dangers.