Friday, May 27, 2005

More Q&A with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani



Question: Our hen have drunk water from circles where drinks water the dog. May I eat meat and egg of this bird? Is it haram or not?
Answer: It's permissible.
Eric: Yoda sent this one in by email.

Question: If a person has a lot of doubts in Wudu’, prayer, Ghusl etc. what should he do?
Answer: He should not pay heed to his doubt and keep on considering it as valid (Sahih).

Question: Is it allowed to eat at McDonald restaurant?
Answer: You are allowed to eat those meals which do not contain meat. And you can eat meat also, if the seller is a Muslim and that the seller has made sure that the meat belonged to an animal that had been slaughtered according to Islamic conditions.
Eric: What about Wendy's?

Eric: And finally, here's one that comes up a lot where I'm from:
Question: If a dog falls into a well and was brought out alive, will the well be pure for ablution?
Answer: It is allowed.

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Poor Duffy!!! Poor ... WET ... Duffy.

1:36 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Since one McDonald's hamburger contains meat from thousands of cows, that would be a lot of work for the seller, who is only making minimum wage...

McDonald's is disgusting. And yes, Eric, Wendy's is too.

Sounds like the Ayatollah's advice would be helpful for avoiding Mad Cow, though.

3:01 PM  
Blogger Eric said...

I thought I made a rule that America may not be criticized on this website by Canadians.

4:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So you equate America with McDonalds?? (Or maybe Wendy's I guess)

12:49 PM  
Blogger Eric said...

Duh.

4:25 PM  

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