Pork

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Is it permissible to work in a job where I have to handle and package ingredients such as cheese, vegetables, pork, and non-Halal chicken meat, and fold large packets that may contain these ingredients?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 weeks ago

Packaging or handling or carrying pork is not permissible. Same with non Halal chicken which is intended to be sold or given to Muslims.

'If the packets contain vegetables and permissible items only, then it will be permissible to work in such job.

Wassalam.

124872

Najis . Pork . Clothing . Salah (Prayers)

If my clothes became Najis because they came into contact and were contaminated with pork, how many times do I need to wash them so they become pure and I can wear them while performing prayers?

Such clothes need to be washed with water like washing any other Najis clothes, then it will become Taahir.

Plates and vessels contaminated by dog need to be washed first with soil, then with pure water, but this rule is not for clothes.

Plates or vessels contaminated with pig or dead rat need to washed with water seven times. That is not for clothes.

Wassalam.

120977

Pork . Alcohol . Sin . Online Business

I am building a website where users can review products and these may sometimes include products such as pork and alcohol. Will it be sinful for me if someone reviews such products or businesses on our website?

It is not permissible for us as Muslims to promote any unlawful (Haraam) item e.g. alcohol, pork, etc.

You should keep your website clean from unlawful items.

'Wassalam.

112375

Pork . Alcohol . Employment

Is it allowed to work as a delivery driver for Amazon when a small proportion of the packed parcels may contain within them items such as pork and alcohol?

Muslim is not allowed to deliver unlawful (Haraam) items at all. If you are sure the job will definitely make you carry or deliver such Haraam items even in any small percentage, you will not be allowed then to do such job.

Wassalam.

112384

Restaurant . Meat . Halal . Pork . Food

If a non-Muslim restaurant owner tells you that his meat is Halal, can you eat the meat? And if the non-Muslim is also selling pork and assures you the Halal meat won't touch the pork, could you still eat from there?

Non Muslim seller who claims that the meat he is selling or wants to sell is Halal can not be taken as an authentic evidence that the meat is really Halal. If Muslim tells you that his meat is Halal and you have no reason to doubt his statement, then you can take the neat as Halal.

Restaurants selling alcohol or pork can never be trusted as utensils and plates used in cooking or serving alcohol or pork become Najis and and every other food put in Najis utensils and plates becomes Najis as well.

Wassalam.

110153

Life . Death . Starvation . Pork . Food

If in a life or death situation where starvation will be the cause of death and you are forced to have pork, is it permissible not to eat it and allow yourself to die?

Usually we deal with questions related to practical issues which people experience in their day to day life. Your question looks like very far from day to day life, nevertheless if you want the answer for knowledge, it is obligatory to save our life. Deliberate failure in saving life and causing death is a sinful act. It is not permissible to cause death to yourself even if the only food available to remain alive is pork, but no more than what make you survive.

'Wassalam.

103270

Pork . Repentance (Tawbah) . God (Allah) . Forgiveness

I once ate candy that had pork ingredients in it and I knew it. I was about 12 to 14 years old at the time and have since repented. Will Allah forgive me?

Allah knows who is entitled to be forgiven according to the degree of his sincerity and real decision not to commit the sin again. Allah (SWT) said in Quran (Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves (in committing sins) : Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins, truly He is The Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful) Sura 39, verse 53.

We need to always seek forgiveness and repeat that whenever we remember our sins.

Wassalam.

108643

Pork . Alcohol . Income . Haram . Online Business

I operate a platform for all restaurants to sell their food online but there are restaurants who also sell pork and alcohol. Will their sales on my website make my income Haram?

Muslim is not allowed to sell or take part in marketing or selling alcohol or pork. You should refrain putting such unlawful items on your website or platform. If you sell such Haraam items,bayou will be committing a sinful act, and every income from such work is Haraam as well.

You should keep your platform and business activities clean and pure from any Haraam business.

Wassalam.

79554

Cat . Food . Pork

Is feeding my cat with cat food that contains pork allowed or impermissible?

It is allowed to feed the animal non Halal food or Najis meat as the animals are not responsible to avoid non Halal.

You need to be careful that your home or clothes do not get Najis from that Najis food.

Wassalam.

69565

Cat . Food . Pork . Najis

I bought a cat recently and didn’t know the previous owners were feeding him food that contained pork. Does that fact make the bowl or glass used by me to feed the cat Najis? Do I have to get rid of the cat even if I don't feed it pork?

You do not need to get rid of the cat. The bowl and all items are not Najis unless you have an evidence that it had wet Najis item in it. If you know that it is Najis, then just washing it with water will make it Taahir.

Wassalam.

49838

Food . Pork . Halal . Meat . Day Care

If I open a day care in my home, and have to feed kids who bring their food from home, am I allowed to do so if the food is pork? Does the ruling change if the food is other non-halal meat or chicken? Can I feed them with gloves?

Muslim is not allowed to feed any one pork oe any part of it, even to those who usually eat it.

Feeding non Muslims Non Halal meat is a matter of debate between the scholars. I advise you to refer to your Marja' of Taqleed.

Wassalam.

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Pork . Restaurant . Employment

Is it permissible to work in a restaurant where pork is being served?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 3 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

As jurists say, it is prohibited to buy or sell pig meat, but as for working in a place that serves pork, it is permissible. The problem would arise if you yourself were to prepare or serve the pork, in which case most jurists say it is of obligatory precaution to avoid.

You would need to refer to you Marja' Taqleed for the specific fatwa on this issue.

And Allah knows best.