Food and Drink

Q: What are the Sunnah postures for eating?

Q: "Most food products nowadays contain some type of flavouring - natural, artificial, or a combination of both. Many of these flavourings contain alcohol, which is used as a carrier or solvent for the flavouring." (foodguide.org.uk) 

Any product which contains the ingredient "Flavouring" has a chance of alcohol being used in the making process. (The flavouring can be a vanilla flavouring.) This includes chocolates, crisps, biscuits, cakes and fizzy drinks. 

I am aware that if alcoholic flavourings which are from dates or grapes are not permissible. 

The GMWA foodguide (http://www.foodguide.org.uk/?page=viewquestion&id=200) have written:

" Flavourings from dates and grapes?

Alhumdulillah, to date from over 15 years of experience in the field, we have yet to come across flavourings sourced from dates and grapes in the UK market.

We don't issues fatwas at the drop of the hat, but pertinent information is necessary for a decision. Furthermore, we do not charge the companies or consumers for this service, it is totally a Lillah service.

To summarise:

Alcoholic Flavourings: They are permissible due to necessity and public predicament as they are so widely used in the food industry. Alcohol Extracts e.g. (vanilla, yeast and others): They are permissible due to necessity and public predicament as they are so widely used in the food industry."

My questions is:

Is it necessary to do tahqeeq (research) about every food product which contains the ingredient "Flavouring" or contains a alcoholic flavouring before eating it?

Q: Does the clot found in an egg have to be removed before consuming it?

Q: I live in jeddah and most of the food are imported like chicken beef etc. but on the label its written halaal. Most say it is haraam from brazil. So what is your opinion? Should I eat these frozen chicken like Mc Donlads, KFC, Pizza hut? 

Q: I wanted to ask some chocolates contain vanilla extract and vanilla extract has to be preserved with alcohol so if a chocolate bar has vanilla extract is it halaal?

Q: I read in Sunnats by Mufti Saheb

"8.19. It is reported that Nabi used to say “YA WA SI ‘UL MUGFIRAH” after eating the first morsel - Which means, “O! The one whose forgiveness is all encompassing.” (Muslim - S.K. - Vol. 1 : Pg. 227)"

Is this with a zabar on the ayn or a pesh?

If you write the arabic with it it will be better Insha Allah.

Q: I know the sunnah of drinking water but would like to know the sunnah etiquettes of drinking water when partaking in a meal. Many say we should not drink whilst we are eating some say drink 1 hour before and after eating others say that it is sunnah to drink water in the middle of meal. Please can mufti saab please advise according to hadith?

Q: Is it allowed to eat in a restaurant where they serve alcohol? The alcohol in this specific restaurant are stored separately and are kept
far away from food and they serve the people only when they order separately. (Not included in the buffet).

Q: Is it permissible to drink Darjeeling tea looking at it's history that the person who first planted it in India had stolen the seeds from China and then he planted it in India?

Q: Is Horse meat halaal, haram ro makruh?