Food and Drink

Q: What benefit does a person enjoy when he ensures that he only consumes halaal?

Q: In a case of necessity, is it permissible to eat human flesh?

Q: Is it permissible to serve pork in your house for your non-Muslim guest?

Q: Is it permissible to eat food or sweets that have pictures of animate objects on them?

Q: I just want to know if pure horse meat is halaal as in Turkey people are eating it.

Q: Is it sunnat to take a smaller first sip of water, then a medium sip, and then a big sip?

Q: Can you give me reference from Quran which prohibits eating prasad, like sweets, fruits and other vegetarian products?

Q: I often receive chocolates or cakes or other foods stuff from colleagues/friends or neighbors. We take special care about ingredients and if we are not sure, we don't consume it, in fact usually we don't consume.

Can we give such things, we are not sure of, to non-Muslims, such as homeless people, or even non-Muslim neighbours? Or should we throw the food in the dust bin?

Q: Are all types of gelatine haraam?

Q: I live with my non-Muslim mother and non-Muslim step father. Currently, my step father provides so he does not buy halaal meat and it's cooked in my home. I talked to my mom, but because she is not the one who pays, and in this country halaal meat is more expensive, she says that there is nothing she can do.

I know for a fact that meat which is not halaal is totally forbidden in Islam... but my mom cooks for me with her best intentions. Fortunately, sometimes I get late for dinner and when I'm alone, I eat the curry and the rice only, throwing away the meat.

Note, it's not pork, it's normal chicken and meat but not bought from a halaal bucthery. I know that throwing away food is bad. Also, making my mom sad is another big sin. Sometimes I have dinner with them and I have no choice but to eat, because by upsetting her, I'm upsetting Allah and I can't cause more problems. Please tell me what to do.