Q: I live in India. There are lots of religions around us. If they give us any food items with love which will is from their prayer place, should we consume it? Is there any problem in mingling with them.
Q: We travel in a combi home and throughout the fasting month break our fast on the road. The van consists of 5 Muslims who have a turn each to purchase the iftar meals. We also buy for a non-muslim friend and because we include her she also wants to have a turn to buy for us. Whenever it is her turn she gives us the money to buy the eats. I would just like find out if this is permissible?
Q: I purchased a bottle of chutney from a butchery which is halaal certified for its meat products. However the chutney I bought does not have a halaal stamp. Its ingredients contain water,sugar,vinegar,lemon,onions,starch,thickeners and spices and a preservative of sodium benzoate. Is this chutney halaal and am I allowed to consume it?
Q: Is it sunnah to cover the head at the time of eating or drinking?
Q: I wanted to ask which honey is sunnah to eat? Buckwheat honey, manuka honey, acacia honey? These are all honey obtained from a special tree the manuka tree acacia tree. Which one is sunnah or is the normal honey that's obtained from all diffrent trees the sunnah?
Q: Is smoking haram or not? Is it just like drinking.
Q: Could I please be informed as to the fatwah of eating products originating from companies associated with Senomyx (a bio tech company which uses cloned cells from aborted foetuses) like pepsi co, nestle etc.
Q: I would like to know if it is permissable for a Muslim to attend a work lunch at a restuarant that sells predominently meat that is not halaal, but also has fish on the menu?
Q: Our Hindu neighbour makes and sells papads, sweetmeats and other savouries. It is unlikely that haraam ingredients would be utilised. Can Muslims buy these items or not? As one is never certain what ingredients have been used.
Q: Is soya sauce allowed in Islam? I heard it contains 2% alcohol.