Food and Drink

Q: Is drinking water before the breakfast on an empty stomach prohibited in the Ahaadith?

Q:

1. If you do good deeds like fasting, salah, etc. but at the same time you have a business which sells alcohol or where you work sells alcohol, would Allah accept your good deeds like fasting, salah, etc?

2. Also, is selling alcohol the same as drinking it?

3. I heard those who drink alcohol in the dunya (world) wouldn't drink wine in Jannah, does that apply to people who don't drink it but sell alcohol?

Q: There are some black things like dots on chicken meat when it comes from the market. If I wash the chicken thoroughly then the black thing like dots are removed, otherwise not. Is it necessary to wash out those black dots?

Also please guide how much a chicken should be washed?

Q: Is red wine vinegar permissible?

Q: Is eating on a dining table permissible? Does it count as bidat?

Q: Is red wine vinegar permissible?

Q: I’ve been told eating on a dining table is ‘haram’. However both me and my wife suffer from lumbar disk spondylosis and are under medical advisement to not exert ourselves too much. She can’t sit, stand or squat for a prolonged period of time. So for convenience and health’s sake my family dines on a table. Please clarify if it is indeed haram to eat in this manner and if permissible what are the conditions for it?

Q: I have recently found out naturally brewed Soy Sauce contains alcohol. I am confused as I don't believe Soy Sauce is an intoxicant, however there are fatwas saying it is Halal and people saying it is Haram. Can you advise?

Q: What is the ruling on bovine gelatine which comes from beef? Is it ok to use if you know that there are certain conditions to make its use on?

Q: Is eating rice with hands sunnah? Some say that there were no rice in time of our beloved Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).