Food and Drink

Q: Please confirm that it is impermissible to eat the cake that is provided at work when it is a fellow worker's birthday.

Q: Is poppy seed haraam?

Q: I heard that if people are on a journey where no availability of food and they will die of hunger, that it is permisible for one of them to sacrifice himself for the others to survive (i.e to be eaten). And if any of them can't sacrifice himself, and they all die at that stage, they are all going to hellfire. Please is there any correction to this rulling?

Q: Is Cadbury 5 star chocolate halaal?

Q: I had bought strawberry milk carton on which carmine (red colour extract from an insect) a food ingredient is mentioned. i want to know.

1- Is it confirmed carmine is obtained from an insect?

2- If any ingredient mix with the food which has no impact of taste and it just mix in a small ratio for colouring can make the food haram or not suitable for cosuming?

3- I have heared that carmine is only haram in hanafi madhab, is it true?

4- If above question is right, what should I do with the milk? Shall I through it away.

Q: 

1. Alcohol is haraam and prohibited in Islam due to the fact that after having it, a person loses his senses and can not remember what he is doing and also you can get addicted to alcohol. My question is that if someone uses alcohol only for socialising, if he has a  few sips will it be fine or not?

2. There are some drugs which only boost your energy but you remain in your senses, such as cocaine and some other drugs. How does Islam differentiate between them. You remain in your senses but its not alcohol. Red bull drink also boosts the energy. Please explain. 

Q: Can we eat the food (veg only) given by Non Muslim Friends or neighbours?

Q: Could you please send me the details of the shar'ee ruling on cheese, as most of them contain animal rennet.

Q: Is it forbidden to drink water without eating or drinking anything before it in the morning?

Q: To take food, drink, make wudu and offer prayers at the house of Ahle Toshee (shia) is jaiz or najaiz?