Q: Can you please advise if it is permissible to eat food that has been prayed upon by a non-Muslim? For example: if a Hindu friend provides sweetmeats or other foods that are ordinarily halal but informs you that he has performed pooja on the food am I allowed to eat it? What is the reason for being able to or not being able to eat it?
Secondly, why is it permissible to partake of kosher food?
A:One cannot partake of the sweetmeats because they made shirk on it.
Although kosher meat resemble halaal meat in many ways, Muslims should exercise caution as it is possible that they do not take the name of Allah before the actual slaughtering.
Furthermore, Jews regard wine as kosher; hence, it is very possible that they apply such sauces on the meat which contains wine. One should insure that no haraam ingredients have been applied on the meat.
If the Jews comply with the above two conditions, it will be permissible to eat their meat. Nevertheless, when in doubt it is better to abstain.
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