Serving aqeeqah meat in a walimah
Q: Can we do aqeeqah in walima? I mean, we will do the aqeeqa and serve its meat in a walima to the guests.
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How to calculate seven days for aqeeqah
Q: I have two daughters and their aqeeqah were missed. Now I want to perform this sunnah. Please guide me regarding the day suitable for that purpose.
1. First daughter was born at 2:15 am on Tuesday.
2. Second daughte was born at 10:15 pm on Monday.
I am confused regarding which day will be the the seventh day.
Eating a fish that was bitten by a shark
Q: Is it permissible to eat a fish that a shark has bitten half the body off whilst reeling it in?
Aqeeqah for a child born out of wedlock
Q: Can a aqeeqah be done for a child born out of wedlock as the mother is Hindu and the father is Muslim. The father wants to name the child and give him his surname as well and has done all things necessary as to the rights of the child born. Can aqeeqah be done and can the child carry the fathers name?
Eating the meat of the Ahle Kitaab
Q: I live in Denmark and it is very difficult to find halal food here. My question is that can we eat the food of Ahle kitaab, like chicken, goat, etc. which is actually halal in Islam but Christians have cut them?
The question is that, is fish halal in all contexts?
Consuming the meat of an animal slaughtered by a Shaafi who did not read bismillah intentionally when slaughtering
Q: If a Shafee slaughters a sheep, intentionally leaving out the name of Allah on it, is it permissible for a hanafi to eat this meat?
Uncertain if one read bismillah when slaughtering
Q: I slaughtered a few chickens recently for personal use. I have three questions:
1. On one chicken I noticed after cleaning that the main vein in the neck was not cut, is it halal?
2. I am uncertain if I read Bismillah on one. Is it halal?
3. If any are not Halal, what must be done with them?
Na-baaligh Muslim girl slaughtering a chicken without reading the dua
Q: If a Muslim na-baaligh girl slaughters a chicken without reading the dua for slaughtering. Is the meat halal?
Eating meat slaughtered by Christians
Q: I live in Canada, and I wanted to ask you if I could eat chicken/beef from places like Mcdonalds, Burger King, Wendys or any other restaurant as they are Christians and Christians are also people of the book. As muslims are we allowed to eat their meat?
Hiring a cold room
Q: We find it is becoming common for people to hire cold rooms, refrigerated trucks or trailers for Eid. These equipments are hired out to anyone and have most likely been used for haraam meat before.
1. Could this cause contamination although the meat is not being stored in it at the same time as the haraam meat?
2. How should one go about cleaning the equipment prior to using? Is there a specific manner and specific number of times in which it should be cleaned?