Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
As salamu alaikum,
I hope that this reaches you brothers in the best of health and iman. Some Muslims whom I personally know used the Kosher stamp which appears on food products in the United States at an indicator toward that product being permissible or not. Jewish dietary law sometimes is quite different from ours. Is it okay for Muslims to rely upon the Kosher stamps in their judgment of permissible and non-permissible food stuff? Also what about buying non-meat items from bakeries and such that are run by Ahl al Kitab were they would for example freshly bake breads and sell them without advertising what ingredients are in them?
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
While kosher meat itself is considered permitted for Muslims, you are correct in stating that Jewish dietary laws are rather different from Shariah laws. As such, certain things could be halal for us, yet not permitted in Jewish law, and vice versa.
Given this, informed caution is always the safest course.
And Allah alone gives success. Faraz Rabbani