askwhether it is halaal or not, or whether there is pork in it or not?
Or should I keep quiet and mention the name of Allah and eat? What I
mean is asking one of the Muslim brothers for his opinion about what
it contains.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is permissible to accept a gift from a non-Muslim because he is a
relative or neighbour, or for the purpose of softening his heart and
calling him to Islam, but it is haraam if it is done as an act of
friendship or love, because Allah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as
Awliyaa'(friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa' of each
other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa'),then surely, he
is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)"
[al-Maa'idah 5:51]
"O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitaanah (advisors,
consultants, protectors, helpers, friends) those outside your religion
(pagans, Jews, Christians,and hypocrites) since they will not fail to
do their best to corrupt you.They desire to harm you severely. Hatred
has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal
is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses) if you understand"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:118].
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) accepted the
invitation of a Jewish woman and ate her food.
In his Saheeh, al-Bukhaari included a chapter entitled Chapter on
Accepting Gifts from Mushrikeen, in which he (may Allah have mercy on
him) said:
Abu Hurayrah narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) that Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) travelled withSarah
and entered a village in which there was a king or a tyrant. He (the
king) said: Give her Haajir (the mother ofIsmaa'eel, peace be upon
him). And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was
given a gift of a sheep containing poison. And Abu Humaydsaid: The
king of Aylah gave the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) a white mule and a cloak. And he quoted the story of the Jewish
woman who gave the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
the poisoned sheep.
Secondly:
It is permissible to eat meat slaughtered by a Jew or a Christian,
subject to certain conditions:
1. That it be slaughtered in the same manner as the Muslims; so
the throat and oesophagus should be cut and the blood shouldbe allowed
to flow. If he kills it by strangling, electric shock or drowning in
water, thenit is not permissible to eat his meat, just as if a Muslim
does that, it is not permissible to eat his meat.
2. The name of Allah should be mentioned over it, and no other
name should be mentioned such as the name of Christ or anyoneelse,
because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "Eat not (O
believers) of that (meat) on which Allaah's Name has not been
pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal)" [al-An'am
6:121]. And He says concerning haraam things (interpretation of the
meaning): "He has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and
blood, and the flesh of swine, and that whichis slaughtered as a
sacrifice for others than Allaah (or has been slaughtered for idols,
on which Allaah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering)"
[al-Baqarah 2:173].
If it is not known how the meat was slaughtered or whether the name of
Allah was mentioned over it or not, it is permissible to eat it and he
does not have to ask about how itwas slaughtered, because of the
report narrated by al-Bukhaari (2057) from 'Aa'ishah (may Allah be
pleased with her), according to which some people said:O Messenger of
Allah, some people bring meat to us and we do not know whether they
mentioned the name of Allah over it or not. The Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Mention the name of
Allah over it and eat it."
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
So it is permissible to eateven if we do not know whether the
slaughterer mentioned the name of Allah or not. Similarly, it is
permissible to eat even if we do not know whether it was slaughtered
in the proper manner or not, because if an action is done by the
appropriatepeople, then in principleit is valid and sound unless there
is evidence to the contrary. If we receive some meat from a Muslim or
a Jew or a Christian, we should not ask about it and we should not ask
how it was slaughtered or whether the name of Allah was mentioned over
it or not. It is halaal so long as there is no proof that it is
haraam, and this is one of the ways in which Allah has made things
easy for us. End quote.
Liqaa'aat al-Baab al-Maftooh, 20805.
See also the answer to question no. 20805
This is with regard to things in which proper slaughter is stipulated,
such as animals and birds.
With regard to fish, sweets and vegetables, there is nothing wrong
with eating them, unlessit is known that something haraam has been put
in them, such as alcohol or lard (pork fat).
The ruling of prohibitioncannot be confirmed on the basis of doubt.
But if a person tries to be careful and only eats that which he knows
and is certain that it is free of haraam things, then this is better.
The Jews adhere to the proper method of slaughter, and they
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