FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Beneficial Knowledge, Featured Articles, Featured Home, Good Character, Guidance, Health & Wellbeing, Ramadan, Scholars, Strengthening our Faith, Video
TAGGED WITH:: Balance, food, qur'an, Ramadan
/by Yousuf PatelIn this video, the late Egyptian luminary and scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Metwali Al-Sha’raawi (RA) urges us to reflect on our consumption of food in the month of Ramadan. He reminds us that there is no benefit in overeating or being gluttonous once the time of breaking fast sets in. Rather, we should suffice ourselves with […]
FILED UNDER: Good Character, Knowledge, Social Issues
TAGGED WITH:: adab, eating, food, halal, haram
/by AishaThis reader gathers various guidelines on food consumption, from the etiquette of eating, to what is considered impermissible to eat. Adab of Eating and Feeding Others Eating Right: Eating Out – A Luxury or a Necessity? by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Riyad al-Salihin: Book on the Adab Related to Food Should We Cover Food? Is It Permissible to Do Dhikr and […]
FILED UNDER: Featured Articles, Prophetic Guidance, Supplications, The Prophet's Companions
TAGGED WITH:: dhikr, food, Prophet Muhammad, remembrance
/by AishaEvery year in the blessed month of Rabi al-Awwal, we should come to know our Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, a little better. In this series, we try to do this by looking at the things that brought a smile to his blessed face and at times made him laugh. Remembering Allah […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: food, Highlighted, sleep, zuhd
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum 1. Is it best to eat well and worship more or to eat less and worship less? 2. How do we reconcile the Islamic view on eating, drinking and sleeping less with modern-day recommendations to get all of the necessary minerals and vitamins which requires us to […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Halal and Haram, ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: food, Non-muslim
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum Would non muslims be obligated to cover any particular parts of their body as they do not have any legal private region? Having said this, would it be permissible for a muslim to look at the hair, for example, of an unrelated non muslim woman if no […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hadith
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, What does the following hadith from Bukhari mean? Abu Humaid came carrying a cup of milk to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Will you not cover it even by placing a stick across it?” Is this hadith only about covering milk or any food? Answer: Wa […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Halal and Haram, ANS Shafi'i Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: Christian, food, meat
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I got this question from a christian friend of mine whose family on principle do not consume alcohol nor pork. If they cook halal meat and invite Muslims over, can the Muslims parttake of the food? What is the ruling on food in general in this case? […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Halal and Haram, ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: food, halal, haram, meat, North America, slaughter, zabiha
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaykum Is it permissible to eat non-zabiha meat (meat not slaughtered with Islamic standards) in North America? Answer: Wa’leykum Salam, Here is a video answer by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani to this question: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and Executive Director of SeekersHub […]
FILED UNDER: Community Building, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Prophetic Guidance, Social Issues
TAGGED WITH:: activism, biryani, event organisers, Events, food, Islamic programs, Muslim gatherings, volunteers
/by Content Team“We got to feed them after the event otherwise no one will come” goes the mantra in the lead up to many Islamic programs. Asma K Arif questions why it is that Muslims struggle to organize successful programs without the element of food. Disclaimer: Though the intention to offend is not present by the author of […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Transactions
TAGGED WITH:: credit card, food
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaykum Is food bought with a credit card halal? Answer: Wa’leykum Salam, Here is a video answer by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani to this question: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and Executive Director of SeekersHub Global After ten years overseas, Shaykh Faraz returned […]
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