Consuming tortoise meat or its shell
Q: In one dawat, one of the ingredients was the shell of a tortoise. Is it halaal?
Food and Drink
Eating doubtful food given by one's parents
Q: I remember hearing in Fazaail Sadaqaat that one can eat doubtful food if ones parents give it so they don't feel bad. Can I practice on this and does not knowing if a certain non certified item's ingredients count as being doubtful?
Enquiring regarding halaal food when traveling
Q: My son will be traveling to Georgetown, Cape Town, and Johannesburg from 19th June to 1st July 2025, إن شاء الله. I would be grateful if you could kindly advise on how he can ensure the consumption of halaal food during his stay.
Specifically, is it sufficient to rely on the word of a Muslim in those cities (such as a waiter or staff member at a restaurant or hotel or any Muslim) who claims that the food is halaal? Or should he look for formal halaal certification or other signs of reliability?
Alternatively, should he just restrict himself to eating fish, eggs, vegetables, and lentils in case there is no guarantee in those cities?
Rennet in cheese
Q: Is the microbial rennet used to make cheese halaal?
Carmine
Q: I’d like to enquire about the permissibility of the consumption of carmine. I have tried to research this matter on the muftionline site but mainly see the answer to avoid it. I’d like clarification on it being a halaal/haraam item thus its permissibility.
I personally don’t consume it, yet a lot of products contain carmine & sometimes those from Arab countries that bear halaal logos, not finding a direct answer about its permissibility makes it a bit more difficult to warn family members from it’s consumption.
Ensuring that One’s Food is Halaal
Q: I have heard that since Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country, one may eat from any restaurant as all the food in the country is halaal. Is this correct?
Husband inviting his parents home without discussing with his wife
Q: I'd like to know can a husband invite his parents home without discussing with his wife if she is willing to host them?
Drinking tea after an insect falls in it
Q: If an insect falls into a cup of tea, can you still drink the tea after removing the insect?
Drinking luwak coffee
Q: I am wondering if coffee Luwak is halaal. It is from a civet animal that eats it & then cleaned & roasted.
Standing and eating fruit
Q: Is standing and eating fruit a Sunnah?
I know that standing and drinking Zamzam is a Sunnah... However it was mentioned to me by someone that it's sunaah to stand and eat fruit and that it is the only thing that's permissible to stand and eat. Can mufti Saheb please advise.