Is it a taboo for muslim to eat in non muslim house?

Muslims have been taught not to eat foods that are forbidden, if we do not have halal food there is two condition we can eat pork (if there is no other food) or let the other to eat it. As muslim I also cannot be force to eat pork.

I think she meant that the kitchen is not used for cooking muslim food, and there is a risk of contamination. Some of my Muslim colleagues do not even use the sponge to wash their cups. They literally have to wash with hands.

No, we are allowed to eat in a non Muslim's house. That's just her choice, and it has nothing to do with the religion at all. As long as you don't eat forbidden food, you're fine, but then again, it's her choice. I used to live with a non Muslim family back in the days when I was in college. I ate with them, and we understand each other. They didn't serve me pork.

The little girl's parents are probably guilty of what I am also guilty of, taking the easy way out. I am a muslim and when my firstborn is invited to a party held by his non muslim friend, my husband and I did exactly that, told him not to eat anything. Now that he is older its easier to explain to him what is allowed and what is not allowed in our religion. In times of famine, in order to survive, a muslim is allowed to eat what is forbidden when there isnt a famine. Islam seems complicated that way but it does provide the littlest guide according to the circumstances. adhyz82 is right to say that Muslims have to be careful. I have come across in my country many non muslims who do not respect our restrictions. It is unfair to assume that in all non muslims but as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure. With that said it is a matter of what is being served, not where. It is okay to eat a non forbidden food (for a muslim) in a non muslim's house. That is why the parents came by.

She probably said that because she doesn't know you and a lot of people don't like musliums and will do a lot of hurtful thugs to them. Also it could be that she is only a child and shy and didn't know if it was okay to go over at that time to eat till her parents went Orr with her. Another thing might have been she wasn't hungry.

The most sensitive thing of any religious belief is it's taboo.Eating pork is the Haraam which is such prohibition that results sin in Muslim community. Besides Muslims, many other communities prohibit eating, consumption even toughing pork due to religious culture and hygienic reasons. Some particular things which is not good for human beings, religious communities, societies they become taboo or sin to the eyes of believers. A religious community creates a taboo to keep it's followers cline and pious and a strong religious believers always try to give highest priority to maintain it by any costs. So they always avoid all type of attachment regarding anti religious activity. These are all the way of beliefs. We shouldn't criticized much someone's own belief.

Muslim has so many forbidden food in my opinion. And we all know that they can't eat any food relates to pig. Whereas pig products are quite common in Asia. Sometimes even if you don't order pork, but you will not know whether they use the oil from pig. And they also think that the plates which serve with pork are not good for them, too. So I can understand why they need to eat in a Muslim restaurant so that they will not break the rules of Islam. I love China

In time of hunger, the one that is out of food will have to eat anything to sustain his/her life, with the exception that one who doesn't want to survive. But all these halal or haram is only applicable for a fundamentalist or an extremist. So next time, be careful who you are invited into your house and who you help in your daily life, you can be accused by those zeolots as someone who is trying to destroy their religion, or disrespecting their divine. next time, Just keep your food for yourself and invite reasonable people to eat in your house only, you will not have to feel offended again.

Hi zandi.. I dont know is it taboo or not but i have a muslim friend with whom i exchange dinner or launch. I am quiet secular and he too.... although i dont eat beef but he eats pork. so, it sounds orthodoxy to me, dont know deeply just feel. No offense to mean. Have a nice time.

zandi, maybe she is only careful.. she never mean she want to hurt you, but she do like that because she only don`t want anything that was forbidden in our religion mind come to her mouth.. only like that.. she respect you, but please respect too her faith

It is more a problem of halal, and this can come down to the the cooking utensils, work surfaces, pots used in the preparation on foods. If you had cut your daughters ham sandwich with a particular knife, it may not be cleaned and used for the muslim child. This level of understanding would be difficult for a child to grasp, never mind explaining , so a blanket ban may be better. Nowadays I would always ask a parent before inviting a child, so many food, and safety issues out there sadly

The fact that it's not forbidden in any way to eat at a non-muslim house in any way or form is not know by many muslims. I have looked into the issue and, according to my research, it's completely fine for a muslim to eat at a non-muslim house, given that the muslim doesn't eat any foods that are forbidden in islam, like pork.

Hello Zandi, I don't know about Muslims but being a Hindu we are allowed to eat anywhere but its matter of our choice what we want to eat and what not. Yes in Islam Muslims are not allowed to eat Pig so are we.We are also not allowed to eat Non veg but we do as its our choice to eat it or not. May be that girl was small and her parents has told her not to eat in Hindu's house nothing else.

Hello zandi458 :) It is not like that. I am a muslim girl. Let me try to explain it. It is that we just be careful of food. If in a house cook pork, the utensils will be contamined by the pork. Though the utensils have washed, it is still forbiden for muslim to eat any food that cooked through those utensils. We have some ways to clean it so the utensils that have contamined can be used again. It is not like usual washing. Why we don't eat chicken in non muslim house ? It is because we only eat chicken meat that are slaughtered by islamic way so that the chicken meat will be halal for us. :) It is that we keep ourselves, we don't mean to refuse. I hope this can make it clear :) Happy mylotting.

No, it is not a taboo.. I eat a lot in my friends house in a child time. I think she is worried about the food (halal), you might not serve her pork, but there are some specific requirements if the food comes from animal, ie the animal must be sacrificed with the name of God at the time, not come from suffered animal, she might not want to hurt your feeling to come to your house and not eat anything. In some culture, serving food to the guest is a symbol of friendship, not eating the food served by the host, is like humiliating the host itself. I suggest that you invite her once again with her parents, with fish as the main menu ^^. Because fish are all allowed for muslim.