I have received a box of chocolates as a gift. One of the ingredients is Alcohol....
Question
I have received a box of chocolates as a gift. One of the ingredients is Alcohol.
Please advise if I should throw away the chocolates or is it permissible to give them to a Non Muslim
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
It is not permissible to give any consumable item containing haraam ingredients to anyone, including non-Muslims. In fact, the Shari’ah has instructed us that Haraam food cannot be given to any creation, not even to animals. One should totally discard and dispose of such items.
And Allah knows best
Wassalamu Alaikum
Ml. Ismail Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
الفتاوى الهندية - (5 / 341 رشيدية)
ولا يسقي أباه الكافر خمرا ولا يناوله القدح ويأخذ منه
الفتاوى الهندية - (5 / 411 رشيدية)
ولا يسقى الصبي والذمي والإثم على من سقاهما هكذا في الغياثية
الهداية شرح البداية - (4 / 113 المكتبة الإسلامية)
ولا أن يسقى ذميا ولا أن يسقى صبيا للتداوي والوبال على من سقاه وكذا لا يسقيها الدواب
تبيين الحقائق - (6 / 49 دار الكتب الإسلامي (
ولا أن يسقي ذميا ولا صبيا والوبال لمن سقاه وكذا لا يسقيها الدواب
- Answered by
- Ml. Ismail Moosa
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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