Halal is the Arabic term for allowed, it usually refers to food, ether it is allowed (Halal) or Haram (Forbidden).
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Is human flesh halal for eating?
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Of course, murdering someone is forbidden and mutilating a body is forbidden. But setting these issues aside, would human flesh be halal for eating?
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Is working in an investment bank halal?
Many students and graduates do internships and sometimes go further to pursue a career in an investment bank. I wanted to know: what is the ruling on working in an investment bank?
I also wanted to ...
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Is it allowed to make dua for non muslims?
Is it allowed to make dua for non-muslims? If so, then please suggest one for me because I am to give out a dua for them in front of the whole school to pass their exams.
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Is eating sushi halal or haram?
Rice of course is halal as far as I know, but what about of other seafood that can be used when cooking sushi such as shrimps, crabs, salmon, caviar etc?
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Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol
According to Daily Mail:
"Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol, scientific
research published in France has revealed."
"They suggest that the alcohol levels are as low as ...
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Does halal meat become haram when prepared by a non-Muslim?
I was reading The Issue of Halal Meat, which is linked to in an answer to this question. Towards the end, it claims
The law concerning meat is so strict that even if the meat leaves the sight of ...
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How important is eating halal meat?
I've asked several people and the opinion seems to be split. Some people say it's completely haram eating non-halal meat. Others tell me that if you say Bism-Allah Alrahaman Alraheem before eating the ...
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Are all vegetarian products Halal?
Can Muslims safely consider all vegetarian products as Halal?
If not then what are the things that are required to be looked at carefully before purchasing such products?
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What from the sea is halal?
"Everything in ocean is Madhbooh (slaughtered)." [Bukhari]
I hear a lot of discussions going on about what is halal and haram from the sea.
One side claims that anything form the sea is halal, ...
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Do I need to pay the Zakat if I am accumulating money for a needy purpose?
Say, for example, that I desperately need to build a house and to do this I am accumulating money. Say after 1 year I have accumulated 10K dollars but that still wont solve my purpose and the expense ...
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What are the foods forbidden for Muslims to eat and the reason?
What are the different kinds of food that a Muslim can't eat and the reasons they were banned?
I heard some people mention that Muslims shouldn't eat horses' or donkeys' meat, but I couldn't find a ...
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Is L-cysteine that is derived from human or animal sources halal?
L-cysteine is mostly made from human hair, chicken or duck feathers, boar bristles etc., or it can be synthetic. I would like to know if it is halal, since it can be found in many bakery products such ...
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Does Islam explicitly allow to break the rules if there is no other option?
After I asked this question, I got a comment -
you can eat pork if you're in a desert and dying of hunger.
Is their evidence in Holy Quran or hadith that one can break the rule if there is no ...
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Are kosher foods considered to be halal?
If kosher foods contain no alcohol within them, is it safe for a Muslim to consume kosher?
