Fatwa: # 18074
Category: Misc. Fiqh
Country: South Africa
Date: 24th June 2009

Title

I have received a box of chocolates as a gift. One of the ingredients is Alcohol....

Question

I have received a box of chocolates as a gift. One of the ingredients is Alcohol.

Please advise if I should throw away the chocolates or is it permissible to give them to a Non Muslim  

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

It is not permissible to give any consumable item containing haraam ingredients to anyone, including non-Muslims. In fact, the Shari’ah has instructed us that Haraam food cannot be given to any creation, not even to animals. One should totally discard and dispose of such items.

 

الفتاوى الهندية - (5 / 341 رشيدية)

ولا يسقي أباه الكافر خمرا ولا يناوله القدح ويأخذ منه

 

الفتاوى الهندية - (5 / 411 رشيدية)

ولا يسقى الصبي والذمي والإثم على من سقاهما هكذا في الغياثية

 

الهداية شرح البداية - (4 / 113 المكتبة الإسلامية)

ولا أن يسقى ذميا ولا أن يسقى صبيا للتداوي والوبال على من سقاه وكذا لا يسقيها الدواب

 

تبيين الحقائق - (6 / 49 دار الكتب الإسلامي (

ولا أن يسقي ذميا ولا صبيا والوبال لمن سقاه وكذا لا يسقيها الدواب

 

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Ismail Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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