Fatwa ID: 08606

 

 

Written by Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad

 

Question:

 

Is it permissible to volunteer at a homeless center that serves hot food which is a mixture of Haram and Halal food?

 

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

Allah s.w.t says in the Quran:

 

Cooperate with one another in goodness and righteousness, and do not cooperate in sin and transgression. And be mindful of Allah. Surely Allah is severe in punishment.^[1]

 

It is incorrect to facilitate others in committing Haram actions, even if they are Non-Muslim. There is a principle in Islamic jurisprudence that says, “What is Haram to take is Haram to give.”^{[2, 3]} Therefore, it is impermissible to offer Haram food to anyone, even to Non-Muslims.

 

Fatāwā Hindiyyah mentions:

 

It is not permissible for anyone to feed a madman carrion (dead meat)^[4]

 

If it is impermissible to give Haram meat to a person who is mentally incapacitated and not accountable on the Day of Judgment, then it would be even more wrong to give Haram meat to Non-Muslims who will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment.

 

 

 

 

References:

 

[1] وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

(Surah Al-Maidah 5:2)

 

[2] ما حرم أخذه حرم إعطاؤه

(Al-Qawā’id Al-Fiqhiyyah, pg. 78, Dār Al-Tirmidhī)

 

[3] ما حرم أخذه حرم إعطاؤه

(Al-Qawā’id Al-Fiqhiyyah Wa Tatbīqātuhā Fil Madhāhib Al-Arba’ah, vol. 1, pg. 398, Dār Al-Fikr)

 

[4] وَلَا يَجُوزُ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْمَجْنُونَ الْمَيْتَةَ

(Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindiyya, vol. 1, pg. 398, Al-Maṭba’ah Al-Kubrā Al-Amīriyyah)

 

 

 

 

 

Only Allah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) knows best.

Written by Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham