Therefore, when a Muslim slaughters an animal in a way that contravenes the prescribed Islamic manner, his meat may not be eaten; and all the more so if a Jew or Christian does likewise—their meat is likewise unlawful. However, if a scripturalist performs the slaughter in the correct Sharīʿah-approved way, the meat is permissible.
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Eating Food Prepared by Non-Muslims
Question: We are from Sudan and are working in Iraq. The people here slaughter animals and prepare the food for us, although they do not follow Islam. What is the Islamic ruling, in your view, concerning the food we eat when they cook it for us?
Answer: There is no doubt that a Muslim should avoid close association with the disbelievers, refrain from eating with them, and not employ them in his private affairs, for they are enemies of Allah and His Messenger, and mixing with them carries great harm. Allah, exalted be He, says: “O you who believe, do not take as intimate confidants those outside your community; they will spare no effort to ruin you. They love to see you suffer. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their hearts conceal is far worse” (Āl ʿImrān 118).
They are enemies of Allah, His Messenger, and the believers. A Muslim must not place his trust in them, entrust them with his personal matters, share meals with them, sit in their company with an easy heart, or feel at home with them. This is impermissible.
Rather, he must keep his distance, exclude them from his private affairs—whether cooking or anything else.
As for eating food that they themselves have cooked, it is permissible in principle, except when they add forbidden ingredients such as pork and its derivatives, or meat from their own slaughtered animals if they are not People of the Book. The slaughter of those who are not of the People of the Book is unlawful; it is carrion. If they add such meat to the food