Is it alright if I eat from a hindu friend at their home…it’s homemade…and everything’s vegetarian…like to hear your opinion…
Please don’t be harsh on me…
I do that all the time.. I have many friends who r hindu.. in my last job my jew boss and I were the only ones in office who could eat same food when ordering from somewhere.. I eat at all places where people dont want to drink blood of someone.. ironically few days back my cousin who is a devout muslim was talking that killing non-muslims is all right while eating nihari!
As long as you don't eat Hindus, but eat their food, it should be ok.
Re: Eating from Hindus
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Is it alright if I eat from a hindu friend at their home......it's homemade....and everything's vegetarian........like to hear your opinion...:)
Please don't be harsh on me.....:)
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Friend,
I grew up in a traditional south indian Brahmin family - who are damn orthodox. You will have to see to believe how orthodox our families are. I was brought up in such situation and everything filled into my head about what to eat and what not to eat . Some of our relatives (in villages) do not even eat from other 'lower' caste Hindu houses.
Today, My best friend is a Muslim and nothing gives me more pleasure than to eat from his plate. Obviously my grandparents will be offended to know that I am eating with a Non-brahmin and that too a muslim.
I don't care for it. Unless we change there is no future. Just forget all the crap of elders in this regards.
I will never tell them what I do, I know they are not practical and morally wrong. I am surprised that you need to turn to religion for doubts even like this. I for one do things which I feel is correct, no need to bother God with our doubts.
i am tempted to comment on the story of "Kannappan" the first fo the devotees of lord shiva to attain liberation . He was
hunter considered impure by brahmins. Infact he was castigated for
sacrificing animals and presenting meat to the lord. he was accepted by the Lord as the greatest devotee. Similar stories are
abt. fisherman and other so-called lower castes .
If the Muslim takes shower before inviting himself over to a Hindu, then it is OK (given that it will be OK with Hindu).
it dosent matter if you eat in hindus house
it really shocks me and at times amuses me how people in the subcontinent think and do such silly things and on top of it even the intelligensia thinks on the same lines?
not just muslims but its more among the hindus to think about eating from muslim hands and such crap
people who are scientist, nuclear bombs blah blah and still thinking about eating from others hands?
What opinion are you trying to elicit - cultural or spiritual? Do you feel that your religion is so restrictive and petty that you need a scholar to tell you if you can eat at a friend's house? Surely God does not micro-manage our lives to this extent or care about such frivolous things. He has a universe to manage and leaves such minor decisions to the (supposedly) intelligent beings that he created.
There are muslims who will not eat with hindus and their are hindus who will not eat with non hindus, or even with hindus from lower castes.
lame stuff, as long as someone is offering something I can eat, I will eat (it has to be good though)
Muftaa kabhi naheen chorrna chahiye i.e. non one should refuse free food. the motto of anyone who has lived alone while at uni :D
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What opinion are you trying to elicit - cultural or spiritual? Do you feel that your religion is so restrictive and petty that you need a scholar to tell you if you can eat at a friend's house? Surely God does not micro-manage our lives to this extent or care about such frivolous things. He has a universe to manage and leaves such minor decisions to the (supposedly) intelligent beings that he created.
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Seimnole the question becomes relevant from a perspective of what you are eating and by faith are u allowed to eat it, does it need to be kosher or halaal. can u allow shellfish or unclean meat. some are not allowed meat..some at one point did not eat with gentiles, some not with people of lower castes etc
seems like god does care about it.
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Seimnole the question becomes relevant from a perspective of what you are eating and by faith are u allowed to eat it, does it need to be kosher or halaal. can u allow shellfish or unclean meat. some are not allowed meat..some at one point did not eat with gentiles, some not with people of lower castes etc
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I realize there are a lot of rules for Muslims on what they can and can't eat. But I thought because this meal was vegetarian, the halaal was not a factor as much as eating with a kafir was the issue. Anyone that cannot break bread with a fellow human being because of their religous beliefs has got to be misinterpreting their religion or following the wrong one.
Seminole
You must have missed all the iftaar (breaking of the fast) events all over US where muslims invited non muslims to come and share their iftaar and learn about Ramadan.
There are various narratins of the Prophet visiting Chritians and Jews and having meals with them.
Growing up, i recall having peoples of all backgrounds at our place for dinner. there have been hindus, sikhs, bahais, zoroastrians, jews, christians all at my place for dinner or vice versa at one time or another.
There prolly are muslims who will not eat with non muslims and there prolly are hindus who will not eat with ppl from lower castes or non-hindus, but so far I have not met anyone like that.
I have eaten with Muslim families many times and am aware of the iftaar events involving non-Muslims this past year. That's why I was perplexed at this question.
I'm sure there are Christians who also won't eat with non-Christians. They would fall into the category of "misinterpreting their religion."
For some reason, I can live with people not eating with one another. Just a simple recognition of every one to live their life (and consider every one to be equal) goes a lot farther than merely breaking bread with people of different faiths. Respect is found inside, and not in hard boiled eggs.
Has anyone ever tried a cake made out of dry dog food. It is the most luscious and scrumptious thing you will ever experience. If you want recipe, ask me.
Seminole many people have misinterpreted such things. there are clear guides that it is allowed.
I will narrate a story of a person held in high reverence by muslims, christians and jews. Abraham..
the story goes..
Tradition has it that Abraham, a revered Prophet for Jews, Christians and Muslims, never enjoyed his meal except in the company of guests. At mealtime one afternoon, he was hungry and distraught for he could find no one to break bread with. Someone did appear on the scene at last who could keep him company. But the Prophet hesitated, for the man was not a follower of his faith. Even as Abraham struggled with his dilemma, he received a revelation from Allah: What is this Abraham? I gave life to this man and sustain him just as I sustain you. And you have problems even sharing a meal with the man?
Similarly, the story of Peter and Corenelius reminds us that God tells us to not avoid sharing meals with peopel just because they are not of one's faith.
Prophet Muhammad (s) said:
"The most loved food to Allah is that in which many hands share."
Recorded in Musnad Abu Ya'la & al-Tabarani's Mu'jam al-Awsat from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (r).
Iqbal
Well thank you very much for all your responses…it was interesting to read them…
Many of us had pagan ancestors. Wonder if it is acceptable that we are descended from them. Mebbe we should all just stop living.
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Many of us had pagan ancestors. Wonder if it is acceptable that we are descended from them. Mebbe we should all just stop living.
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good point
Before we tackle this question, we might want to shed light on why many muslims in our societies dont even eat from the home of other muslims.
There are still many who keep away from the utensils and food of their servants, thinking of them to be somehow inferior or 'germ-laden' perhaps.
Segregation exists in all societies of this world, and it is not limited to religion only. It is much more detailed than that. So unless we can rid ourselves in particular, and our society in general, of those thoughts, it seems a bit far fetched to bring in a different religion, keeping in mind the fact that our interaction with hindus, or with non-muslims in general accounts for a very minor percentage of our lives.