Recently one of my friend informed me that we should avoid drinking Tang (powder). It is to be noted that I stay in Bangladesh and the Tang product that I have bought is a product of Bahrain. Is the Tang drink (powder) really haram?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If the girl in reference proclaims the Shahada while understanding and believing in the concept of Shahada, then she is a Muslim.[1] There is no need to officiate her Shahada. If she informs people that she is a Muslim, then that is sufficient. Muslims could inform others about her Islam.
As a Muslim, she cannot marry a non-Muslim[2] or practice on Hindu marriage rituals which constitute practices of Kufr.[3] You did not specify what she refers to “walking around” as a Hindu marriage ritual. If it refers to the “Saath Phere”, then that constitutes Kufr and Shirk which is not permissible even though the intention may be to merely satisfy the parents.[4]
A Muslim can be a vegetarian. It is a personal lifestyle choice. It is not necessary to eat meat. The slaughter of an animal during the days of Eid Al-Adha (11th, 12th, and 13th of Zhul Hijjah) is only on those who are financially able and have the Nisab of Zakat.[5]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz
Student Darul Iftaa
Baltimore, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
[1]A. Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah: V.1/PG. 185-188
B. صحيح البخاري (1/ 37)
«مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ، إِلَّا حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ»
C. Aap ke masaail aur unka hal: V.1/PG.24
[2] فتاوي محمودية، كتاب النكاح، باب المحرمات، ج١١، ص٤٣٩، جامعة فاروقية]
[آب كي مسائل اور ان كا حل، كتاب النكاح، ج٥، ص٦٢، مكتبة لدهيانوي]
وَلَا يَجُوزُ تَزَوُّجُ الْمُسْلِمَةِ من مُشْرِكٍ وَلَا كِتَابِيٍّ كَذَا في السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ
[الفتاوى الهندية، كتاب النكاح، الباب الثالث، القسم التاسع، ج1، ص 282، دار الفكر]
وَمِنْهَا إسْلَامُ الرَّجُلِ إذَا كَانَتْ الْمَرْأَةُ مُسْلِمَةً فَلَا يَجُوزُ إنْكَاحُ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ الْكَافِرَ؛ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنُوا} [البقرة: 221] وَلِأَنَّ فِي إنْكَاحِ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ الْكَافِرَ خَوْفَ وُقُوعِ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ فِي الْكُفْرِ
[بدائع الصنائع، كتاب النكاح، فصل اسلام الرجل اذا كانت المرأة مسلمة، ج2، ص271، دار الكتب العلمية]
[4] عن ابنِ عُمَرَ، قال: قال رسولُ الله – صلَّى الله عليه وسلم -:، مَن تَشَبَّه بقومٍ فهو منهم
سنن أبي داود ت الأرنؤوط (6/ 144)
[5] Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah: V.24/PG. 130-131
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