Q: I have often heard that celebrating birthdays is strictly prohibited and haraam in Islam. What is the ruling regarding the owners of hotels and restaurants which earn money for arranging these birthday parties?
Q: I was at a restaurant with my brother and two boys were staring at us. While leaving, I went to them and told them to feel ashamed as they are staring like this. Did I commit a sin? What should I have done? How can I ask for forgiveness from Allah?
Q: It is common that for a person to achieve taqwa and progress on the pathway towards Allah Ta'ala, a person is advised to stay away from eating 'out' food. My question is, which aspect about "eating out food" makes it doubtful and should keep us away from it.
Q: What is the ruling on buying from open buffet restaurants, where the customer pays a set amount and eats an unknown amount of food that is not known to the buyer or the purchaser, rather he may eat until he is full?
Q: I have a restaurant in India with a partner. We have all halal food. Our partner now wants to open a bar section and wants to sell alcohol as all the resturants are doing the same to survive. I have told him that i won't partake in the earnings from selling alcohol. But will it be okay if he uses the same premises but i won't take part in the alcohol selling part of the business?
Q: I live in Belgium. I have a property. It is a restaurant. Now some poeple want to rent it. They are Belgian people they want to open it as a restaurant. They will sell haram meals like pork, alchohol. I will receive montlhy rent from them. Will that income be haram or halal for me?
Q: I study in China and I have a lot of difficulties in eating food and deciding between Halal and Haraam. I want to ask you to please clarify me somethings.
1. Can we eat chicken or beef at International Brands like KFC, McDonalds etc.?
2. Are the flavored crisps like Lays BBQ flavor halal or haraam? Please help me in this regard.
Q: Can one eat in a restaurant like ocean basket that sells liquor. Can one order take away from a restaurant that sells liquor like ocean basket?
Q: Does Islam forbid from eating out without any reason?
Q: I personally dislike visiting restaurants/eating out, because I feel they are places of the dunya and a waste of money. However, my wife enjoys visiting restaurants and wants me to take her out to eat now and again. She agrees that we only go to places which have pardah facilities (screens), no music and reliable halaal food. Should I take my wife out to eat since this is important for her, and be thankful for the fact that she is particular with her parda and avoiding haram? Or should I follow my own feeling that eating out shows love of the dunya and is a waste of time and money, and thus refuse to take her out? If so, what alternatives can I provide her to keep her happy? My wife's background is such that she is not happy just sitting at home.