Question
A Muslim company which hires out utensils for functions also hires the utensils to non- Muslims. Will it be permissible for Muslims to eat and drink from the same utensils? A Moulana says that by washing, the utensils become paak. Therefore there is nothing wrong if Muslims eat from these utensils.
Answer
The non-Muslims use the utensils for their haraam food, even pork. Although the utensils will become paak (clean) if washed, Muslims should not use these because of the spiritually detrimental effect of the haraam food on the utensils. A chamber pot used for urinating and excreting will become paak by washing. Therefore in terms of the molvi's logic, such a chamber pot may be happily used for eating porridge, biryaani and drinking soup. Only if the density of the darkness enveloping the heart is total, will a Muslim be able to consume from this chamber pot and from utensils in which haraam meat and even pork are served and consumed.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 25 No 01
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- 4
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