1. Can we eat Mulsim meals on international flights. Like LUFTANSA, UNITED, EMIRATES, ETHIHAD ETC.
2. Do we have to pray Khaza for missed prayers during Menstrul periods.
3. We went to Mecca, I enquired most of the resturants around Haraam. They siad chicken came from Brazil. Is this
chicken ok to eat?. Zabihah HALAL
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1.Shari’ah emphasises on exercising precaution in consuming food and to ensure the food is halal and beyond doubt.[1]
The Muslim meals offered by the various international flights generally refer to the meat in Muslim meals being halal.
According to Shari’ah, halal meat refers to the meat of animals that can be consumed in Shari’ah, for example, chickens, goat, cattle, sheep, etc., if the animal is slaughtered according to the Shari’ah laws of zabiha.
It cannot be said with certainty that the halal meals offered on international flights is indeed halal.[2] Some people have an incorrect understanding of halal, for example, the animal slaughtered by machine is regarded as halal. Furthermore, we do not know of the halal standards in different parts of the world. It is possible that some halal certifying organizations have corrupt beliefs (aqidah) that render the slaughtered chicken haram. Some organizations may be laxed in their supervision of halal etc. etc.
When one is uncertain of the halal position of the meat on international flights, one should abstain from consuming such meals.
Alternatively, sea foods or vegetarian meals may be requested.
2. There is no qada (making up) for the prayers that are missed during menses. However, there is qada for the missed obligatory fasts.[3]
3. There are conflicting opinions of Ulama regarding the Halaal status of chickens in Saudi Arabia imported from Brazil. Therefore, it is best is to exercise precaution and abstain from consuming such chickens.[4]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
(1)عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الحَلاَلُ بَيِّنٌ، وَالحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَا شُبِّهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الإِثْمِ، كَانَ لِمَا اسْتَبَانَ أَتْرَكَ، وَمَنِ اجْتَرَأَ عَلَى مَا يَشُكُّ فِيهِ مِنَ الإِثْمِ، أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَ مَا اسْتَبَانَ، وَالمَعَاصِي حِمَى اللَّهِ مَنْ يَرْتَعْ حَوْلَ الحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَهُ» صحيح البخاري (3/ 53)
(۱)آپکے مسایٗل اور انکا حل ج۴ ص۱۹۵- مكتبه لدهيانوي
(2)يَمْنَعُ صَلَاةً) (وَصَوْمًا) (وَتَقْضِيهِ) (قَوْلُهُ يَمْنَعُ) أَيْ الْحَيْضُ وَكَذَا النِّفَاسُ خَزَائِنُ (قَوْلُهُ صَلَاةَ) أَيْ يَمْنَعُ صِحَّتَهَا وَيُحَرِّمُهَا وَهَلْ يَمْنَعُ وُجُوبَهَا لِعَدَمِ فَائِدَته وَهِيَ الْأَدَاءُ أَوْ الْقَضَاءُ أَمْ لَا؟ وَتَسْقُطُ لِلْحَرَجِ خِلَافٌ،….. (قَوْلُهُ وَصَوْمًا) أَيْ يُحَرِّمُهُ وَيَمْنَعُ صِحَّتَهُ لَا وُجُوبَهُ فَلِذَا تَقْضِيهِ (الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 290)
(3)فمنها: أنها لا تصوم ولا تصلي قال عليه السلام: «تقعد إحداهن شطر عمرها لا تصوم ولا تصلي» والمراد منه: زمان الحيض.
ومنها أنها تقضي الصوم ولا تقضي الصلاة، وقالت عائشة رضي الله عنها: كنا على عهد رسول الله نقضي صيام أيام الحيض ولا نقضي الصلاة. المحيط البرهاني للإمام برهان الدين ابن مازة (1/ 286)
(4)آپکے مسایٗل اور انکا حل ج4 ص196– مكتبه لدهيانوي