Fatwa ID: 04371

Answered by: Alimah Sabrina Al-Faarsiyyah

Question:

How should you wash dishes if a non-Muslim ate or drank in them?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Answer:

If a non-Muslim eats/drinks from a dish, the dish can be washed as normal. There is no need for extra cleaning as the essence (physical body/saliva) of a non-Muslim is not haram by default. This is mainly regarding the dish and not their leftovers. Their leftovers would also be clean provided that their mouth was pure of impurities.^[1]

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best

Written by Alimah Sabrina Al-Faarsiyyah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Iftā Birmingham

^[1] Ascent to Felicity pg.65