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'A child is a master for seven years, a servant for seven years, and a minister for seven years. If you are content with assisting him during these twenty one years [and have reached your aim of training him] then be it, or else strike him on his shoulder for you have completed your excuse to Allah in him.'

Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa]

Kanz al-'Ummal, no. 45338

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#	Subject	Question	Status
141	Halal cheese?	Hi, How is there Halal cheese, what does it mean by this?	Answered
168	halal and haram fish	Salam, What's the ruling behind halal and haram fish? What type of fish can we eat?	Answered
364	foods with gelatin, Sistani	What is the ruling according Grand Ayatollah Seyyid Sistani on having foods that contain gelatin?	Answered
179	Is rabbit meat Halal?	Is rabbit meat Halal?	Answered
359	blood in an egg, halal?	If blood is seen in the yolk or the white part of the egg, does it make the egg impure and haram for us? Is there a solution for it?	Answered
223	gelatin foods	What is your ruling on having foods that contain gelatin?	Answered
259	drinking coca cola	What is your opinion of drinking coca cola?	Answered
269	eating from non-Muslim stores	What is your opinion on Muslims eating in non-Muslim or even Muslim owned and operated restaurants which serve halal food however also serve alcoholic drinks? If the alcohol is not being consumed at our table, does this change the ruling?	Answered
327	alcohol free beer	Is it permissible to drink beer that says "alcohol free" on it?	Answered
442	Islamic chefs with non-Halal meat	Is it permissible for a Muslim to cook that which was not slaughtered in the Islamic manner, knowing that he has no connection to selling or serving it? What is the ruling with respect to serving food that is ritually impure [not slaughtered in the Islamic manner] or conveying it to non-Muslims? Is there a difference in this between pork and other things?	Answered
444	imported meat	Is it permissible to eat, buy and sell imported chickens from Muslim countries on which is written the phrase Slaughtered in the Islamic Manner?	Answered
504	taking drugs in Muslim	Are you allowed to take drugs other than alcohol?	Answered
530	fertilized fruits and veges	Is there a problem eating vegetables grown without chemical fertilizer (Biological label). It means that generally the chemicals are replaced by a dryed blood coumpound which is used as a fertilizer. The powdered blood is sprinkled on the floor some month before the crop and is made of animal blood (of course not slaughtered islamically and of course may contain pig blood also). Please can you give me the rulings about this matter ? I am a follower of Seyyed Sistani (may he live long).	Answered
567	eating food of Khoha Ismaili	Salaam Alayqum, Being a shia ithnaesher are we allowed to eat food which is cooked or served by a khoja ismaili, as we having lots of doubts and topics on this issue. Please help us so to avoid the misunderstandings Jazakallah, Mohtaje dua	Answered
574	vegetarianism and vegans	What is the Islamic view regarding vegetarianism and vegans? In today’s world where the production of animal products causes climate change, makes for a less sustainable future and increases pain and suffering in the world, wouldn’t Allah want us to be vegetarians until we can find a more sustainable way to produce animal products, such as meat, which doesn’t cause environmental damage and unneccessary suffering?	Answered
700	Smoking	Salamun AlIKUM, I am from Bangladesh. May you please give me a shorter brief about smoking that "SMOKING IS HARAM"? If it is not then why? Was Salam Rashed Hossain	Answered
631	eating lobster	Is it halal to eat a lobster?	Answered
932	Is it halal to eat a Prawns?	Is it halal to eat a Prawns?	Pending
747	Muslims as guests	if people are not Muslims, what exactly is required of them, if they wish to entertain Muslims to a meal, over and above the food being halal. (I.e., should it be prepared and served on cooking utensils plates that are used only for Muslims; are there problems about their handling food?)	Answered
820	During Taqqiya	I am converted Muslim and my parents are not Muslim. I am living with them together. I have been doing Taqqiya and I have been avoiding eating meat. Before I became Muslim I tried being vegetarian, so it helped me. But my father got to know I am keeping my religion and got angry so much. Finally he told me that I should think about death if I keep my religion. I decided to take Taqqiyah again. If I confront some situation that I should eat Haram food, how can I do? How is the rule upon these?	Pending

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