Covering the head when eating
Q: What is the ruling of covering one's head whilst eating?
Food and Drink
Giving up alcohol
Q: I drink alcohol but now I want to pray and I'm very nervous about it. What can I do?
Finding hair in one's food
Q: Does getting hair in one's food frequently indicate towards black magic being done on one? I have seen a dream that I am taking something in which an ayah of the Quran is applied may be, because I am afflicted by jin. What does it mean?
Eating "prasad" given by a non Muslim
Q: I ate the prasad given by my non Muslim friend. Even though I knew that I should not eat it. Now I am realising my sin (mistake). Can I be forgiven?
Fortifying dairy products with vitamin A and D
Q: In Saudi Arabia, milk companies fortify their milk, yoghurts, etc. with vitamin a and d. Are these products halaal to consume? Are vitamin A andD halaal?
Disposing of bones and fat
Q:
1. Is it permissible to throw bones in the bin, after cleaning the meat off?
2. Whilst cleaning the meat, is it permissible to throw the fat away?
Consuming fermented health drinks
Q: Is kombucha and kefir halal? These are fermented health drinks that have minimal alcohol content.
Eating from KFC and McDonalds in Muslim countries
Q:
1. Are we allowed to eat meat from food outlets such as KFC, McDonalds and other local outlets in Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Turkey?
2. Also, when eating from a local outlet is it ok to trust the individual if he says the food is halal?
3. Also, I have contacted Delphin Hotel in Turkey, Antalya regarding if their meat is halal or not and they replied by saying that they produce their own meat which is cut according to shariah slaughter and I asked for proof and they sent me a video showing how the meat was cut and it seemed legitimate, they also said that if I was to come to the hotel they will show me how the processes in their slaughterhouse, is it permissible to trust them?
Mistakenly eating haraam
Q: I bought a tuna sandwich and after eating I looked at the ingredients and it said bacon in it. I tried to vomit as much as I could. What else can I do for forgiveness? I am really worried.
Drinking ginger beer
Q: I would like to know if ginger beer made from sugar, ginger, yeast, lemon juice and water is halaal. The drink itself isn't for intoxication and it doesn't intoxicate. Is it halaal?