Soy Sauce
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?
food items
Using food products as hair dye
Q: Is it permissible to dye ones hair with chocolate, onions, aaloo, coffee, etc?
Gardan ka ghosht kaana
Q: Kya murgi ki gardan ki boti khana galt hai? Ya jis dish mein gardan ki boti ho wo makrooh hoti hai?
Covering food items and dishes at night
Q:
1. What is the correct Islamic ruling regarding washing and covering of dishes at night?
2. Should all the dishes be essentially washed before sleeping? Or Is it sufficient to cover the unwashed dishes? Or can they be left uncovered?
3. Should the washed dishes be covered too?
4. Should the fruits/vegetables be covered?
5. Do the food items like boiled milk inside shelves having net door need to covered?
Bakre or murge ke pairo ku paka kar khaana
Q: Mera question hai ke bahot se log bakre or murge ke pairo ko paka kar khate hain, to ye sab khana jaaiz hai? Ya gunaah hai khaana?
Leaving food items and utensils uncovered
Q: Leaving things open at night shouldn't be consumed the next day. How authentic and what happens to the food that was left open? Should it just be wasted (thrown away) like sugar or milk etc? If the kids kept it open, should it be thrown.
Giving doubtful food items to non-Muslims
Q: Is it permissible to give away doubtful eatables (doubtful because few ingredients are mashbooh) like chocolates, biscuits and similar items to a non-Muslim?
Covering food items at night
Q: What is the ruling regarding covering of food. Does fruit in a fruit bowl need to be covered? Does a container with food in it need to be covered further?
Accepting fruits and vegetables from a Hindu neighbour
Q: I would like to know if we can eat vegetables /fruits from my Hindu neighbours garden? Also can we eat the goodies sent during the year?
Hindu co-workers distributing food items on Diwali
Q: I want to ask you one question that today is Diwali in Hindu religion, so many Hindu people are working with me and today they bring sweets because today is Diwali and they are giving me sweets, so my question is can I eat these sweets?