Eating pizza, burgers, etc.
Question
What is the shariah ruling regarding eating non-Muslim foods or international foods like pizza, kfc, burgers, chinese rice, spaghettis, etc. either home prepared or bought from outside?
Answer
If the ingredients are halaal then it is halaal.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue
For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.
Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/27227
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-27227
Related fatawa
Mufti Online15 Apr 2014Burger king and McDonaldsCan we eat at burger king or mcdonalds?
Ask Imaam4 Dec 2007I mistakenly ate a meat burgerI actually consume a veg burger, however it look like a meat burger. I did investigate and find out that it…- Mufti Online7 May 2017Eating rice with one's handsIs eating rice with hands sunnah? Some say that there were no rice in time of our beloved Prophet…
- Mufti Online17 May 2016Buying pizza from a shop that serves porkI live in a non islamic country where I have a friend who has a pizza shop. In that shop they make pizza…
Azaadville20 Aug 2025Eating The Food Of A Person Employed At An Insurance CompanyPlease provide a ruling on eating the food of a person working for an insurance company.
Ibn Masood27 Jan 2026Eating With Three FingersWe have been taught that to eat with three fingers is Sunnah. However, after observing many Ulama without…