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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 1) Q 113: Is It Possible, in Any Way, For a Muslim To Open a Super Market (which Will Have Wines, Spirits, Etc.)? A. No. Q.114: Is goat's meat slaughtered by a Jew 'Halal'? I heard that they recite some words before slaughtering it. A. It is one of the conditions of the validity for Zabiha that it MUST be done by a Muslim.

Therefore, the answer to your question is 'NO' Q.115: Is food prepared by (a) Sunni (b) Ismaili (c) Bohora allowed to be eaten? A. Yes. (In case of Ismaili, if he believes that Agha Khan is god, then you should not eat the food prepared by him). Q. 116: I heard from one of my friends that we are allowed to take food prepared by Christian; is this true? and if this is true, I shall try to make you remember the answer you gave in LIGHT Magazine (Vol. III. No. of Q.

1., that we are permitted to take food prepared by any sect of Islam, conditionally that it is not prepared by someone who associates God with human beings? Do Christians not believe Christ as son of God? A. So far as the Ahlul-Kitab are concerned, there is a difference of opinion about their Taharat or Najasat. Among our Ulamas, since the beginning, many think that they are Najis like Mushrikeen; others say that originally they are Tahir. Both sides have their proof from the Qur'an and Hadith.

Agha Seyyid Mohsin Hakeem since last 3 or 4 years holds the later view The details of his Fatwa with my comments are given here for your guidance :- Following is the translation of the Fatwa of Agha Mohsin Hakim and explanatory notes :- "Tenth (Najasat) : Kafir. And Kafir means a person who either believes in a religion other than Islam or professes to believe in Islam but rejects any of the things which are known to be a part of the religion of Islam.

"And there is no difference (for this rule of Najasat) between an apostate and born kafir, or between a Harbi and Dhimmi, or between a Kharijite or Ghali or Nasibi. "The above rules are for the kafirs other than "Ahlul-kitab". So far as a "Kitabi" is concerned, he is Tahir (clean) in his person, originally; and he becomes Najis because of the "Najasats" which he contacts.

Therefore, if he makes his body "tahir" (cleanses it according to the rules of Islamic Sheriat) then the things touched by him are Tahir, and also (in that case) it is allowed to eat from the food prepared by him". (Minhaj-us-Saleheen, Part 1, ed. 1388 A. H.).