What is the ruling on eating some foods whose expiration date has passed?
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The Shaykh : This is Fahd al-Rifai; we forgot his question. He says: What is the ruling on eating some foods whose date has ended—meaning: the date of their edibility—given that their taste, color, and smell have not changed?
Is there harm in them? Is there harm in them, my brother Rashad?
The questioner : Rashad: There might be harm in them, Shaykh. It depends on the type of meat and so on.
The Shaykh : In any case, what we know is that the one who eats them after their time has passed is affected. Therefore, it is forbidden to eat them.
The student: It varies, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, the ones that have an effect. Do you have a detailed explanation?
The student: Even in some dairy products, and some dairy derivatives, like cheeses and the like, they sometimes remain valid for two or three days after the time has ended.
The student: They present them a month, Shaykh. They present the expiration date a month before its actual end. Like biscuits and such.
The Shaykh : In any case, the precaution is to leave them, even if they are from dairy products. But things like cakes, bread, and the like are not valid.
The student: Shaykh, according to custom, if the shelf life is two or three years, their time extends, meaning...
The Shaykh : No, for example, right now it is the twenty-fifth, and it tells you: until the twenty-eighth. Meaning, milk until the twenty-eighth. Meaning, on the twenty-ninth day, I do not drink it.
The student: ...one year and two years... they leave one day instead of the twenty-ninth day?
The Shaykh : A valid day, meaning. In any case, by Allah, it is back to normal. I inform you of the ruling: everything that harms is forbidden, and if it causes damage, it is more severe. Yes.
Is there harm in them? Is there harm in them, my brother Rashad?
The questioner : Rashad: There might be harm in them, Shaykh. It depends on the type of meat and so on.
The Shaykh : In any case, what we know is that the one who eats them after their time has passed is affected. Therefore, it is forbidden to eat them.
The student: It varies, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, the ones that have an effect. Do you have a detailed explanation?
The student: Even in some dairy products, and some dairy derivatives, like cheeses and the like, they sometimes remain valid for two or three days after the time has ended.
The student: They present them a month, Shaykh. They present the expiration date a month before its actual end. Like biscuits and such.
The Shaykh : In any case, the precaution is to leave them, even if they are from dairy products. But things like cakes, bread, and the like are not valid.
The student: Shaykh, according to custom, if the shelf life is two or three years, their time extends, meaning...
The Shaykh : No, for example, right now it is the twenty-fifth, and it tells you: until the twenty-eighth. Meaning, milk until the twenty-eighth. Meaning, on the twenty-ninth day, I do not drink it.
The student: ...one year and two years... they leave one day instead of the twenty-ninth day?
The Shaykh : A valid day, meaning. In any case, by Allah, it is back to normal. I inform you of the ruling: everything that harms is forbidden, and if it causes damage, it is more severe. Yes.