eating prasad

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Question:

Is eating Prasads of Hindus permissible?

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Eating food which is offered to idols and is thereafter distributed in the name of the idols is not permissible. This is due to the following holy verse of the Quran:

Translation:

"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead (flesh of animals not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and that (food) on which has been invoked the name of other than Allah ……." (Quran 5:3)

Prasad is defined as: “Anything, usually an edible food, that is first offered to a deity, saint, Perfect Master or an Avatar and then distributed in His or Her name to their followers or others as a good sign. The prasad is then considered to have the deity's blessing residing within it.” [Wikipedia]

Therefore, since Prasad is firstly offered to then distributed in the name of other than Allah, it is not permissible for a Muslim to consume it.

(See: Ahsanul Fatawa: 1/52)

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Maulana Shakeel Tariq

Student, Darul Ifta

13/2/2013

Checked and approved by:

Mufti Faizal Riza

Darul Ifta Australia

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