Haraam Food & Drinks

Q: What is the fatwa regarding stunned meat?

Q: What is the fatwa regarding gelatine?

Q: In one dawat, one of the ingredients was the shell of a tortoise. Is it halaal?

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.

Q: If a person eats Haraam food unknowingly while thinking it's Halaal, will their ibadat still not be accepted for 40 days? 

Q: Is it permissible to eat non Muslim foods offered to gods and during their festivals?

Q: Is it allowed to buy meat from any shop, whether it is a Jewish store or a Christian store, or eating in a restaurant?

Q: Is a Muslim allowed to give a non-Muslim something haraam to eat?

Q: A neighbour of mine got a Muslim friend a job in the catering department of her workplace. His job involves ordering food for the canteen. He refuses to deal with pictures or images of non Halaal food but doesn't mind handling it. Is it forbidden to look at non Halaal food?

Q: We have a few Hindus working in our office who often bring sweets, chocolates or biscuits from the supermarket and distribute them among the office colleagues. Sometimes, they say that they have a particular religious occasion, and it is due to this occasion that they distribute these sweets, chocolates, etc. to the office colleagues.

Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat from these sweets, chocolates, biscuits, etc.?