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Fatwa ID: 08588<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Maulana Nuski Cassim<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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During lunch at work today, I was seated near a non-Muslim colleague whose meal contained alcohol. Midway through eating, I noticed a small dust particle floating in the air before it vanished from sight. I wasn\u2019t entirely certain whether it had come from their food or if it had landed on mine, so I continued eating as usual.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, I am now experiencing doubts, wondering whether my food may have been contaminated. If it was, I fear I may have spread impurity. If it wasn\u2019t, I would like to understand how to prevent such thoughts from arising again. How can I find reassurance and avoid falling into unnecessary doubt?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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You have done well by continuing to eat in the scenario presented above. Prior to addressing the issue concerning doubts on the purity or impurity of a thing, it is worth noting that dust particles are not impure in and of themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As for the doubts surrounding the contamination or cross-mixing of food, they are to be disregarded and bear no consequence. Possibility does not do away with certainty, nor are we required or encouraged to delve deeply into such matters. One of the ways in which you can prevent such thoughts from arising again is to understand that in the Shari\u2019ah everything is considered pure until proven otherwise; doubt and mere possibility DOES NOT establish or serve as proof.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another course of action would be to eat your food at a distance from those colleagues who do not eat halal meals. This suggestion would be until you have confidently convinced yourself of the above mentioned principle on the default ruling of purity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Nuski Cassim<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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