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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

7 Questions

In what direction should we face to perform Ziarah of Imam Hussain (a) and Imam Reza (a) from Toronto, Canada?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Facing the Qiblah alone would be the best thing to do, and more than adequate. 

And Allah knows best. 
I live in Canada where they sell no Halal cat food. Can I buy unslaughtered meat, except for pork, to feed my cat to keep it alive and healthy?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Cat food and any animal food does not need to be Halal. You are allowed to feed your animal any food. Humans food must be Halal.

Wassalam.
I live in Canada where even Muslim owned restaurants have Hindu servers. What is the ruling regarding permissibility of eating in such restaurants?
Vinay Khetia

S/A

According to Ayt Sistani, there is no problem in having a Hindu server/waiter in itself providing you are not sure that he or she has touched the food with wetness.

The assumption in this case would be that they are not preparing the food hence not transferring wetness to the food- unless you have knowledge otherwise.

Furthermore, providing you have complete confidence that the food is halal both in terms of meat and the absence of cross contamination of haram/impermissible ingredients - ie alcohol, haram meat, etc. there is no Islamic legal requirement to inquire about the religious identity of the chef if you do not know his/her religion.

With all that said above, it is better to eat in trusted Muslim establishments where we are confident that the all the food products are halal.

regards

Sh.Vinay