My wife cooks so much food and we cannot eat all of it. She feeds some food to our exotic pets, a Mali Uromastyx lizard, poison spitting tree frogs, a tarantulla, a pac-man frog, our two dogs, a cat, and our many saltwater fishes and sharks in a 400 gallon aquarium. I told her that many Muslims are starving because they live in countries that are very backward and primitive and cannot even feed their people. Is it bad for us to feed very expensive food to our pets or simply put in the garbage disposal? Sometimes even the house cleaning maids get angry over this, and they are not even Muslims. Should I punish my wife by physical hitting her, or should I tell her that I will not give her my sex? Sometimes she thinks hitting her is sex forplay, so I do not know what to do. I have other questions not about this but too long for here. I write again
No, you should not physically punish her. rather sit down and explain what bothers you. Communicate your concerns to her verbally. Explain to her that she must cook less and why.
If there is leftover food per chance, you should feed it to the pets instead of disposing of it in the garbage can.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.