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My sibling is going to be graduating from a UK university in a few months. My family and I will be attending and we have also booked some seats for a dinner that will occur after the graduation ceremony. The dinner would consist of other university students (there will be Muslims attending as well) and will also serve halal meals (which my family and I selected). Now for this dinner everyone will be seated in a big dining table and wine/alcohol will be served to individuals who choose to drink (non-muslims, Christians, etc). I recently came across some hadiths and rulings which stated that it is haram to sit in a table where wine/alcohol is being served and wanted to ask if my family and I (including my siblings) would need to cancel our booking? (I also have some additional questions about this topic which I have included in the end of this post) Another question that popped up in my head is that are the same rules of not being able to sit in the table where wine/alcohol is being served applicable to other haram things such as pork? Here are the hadiths that I found from al-islam .org: If liquor is served on a table, it is Haram to sit there and eat even if one does not touch the wine. Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (‘a) informs that the Holy Prophet (S) said: “Accursed, accursed is the one who sits at a table where wine is being served.”15 The Holy Prophet (S) also says: “One who believes in Allah and the last day, must not even sit at the table where wine is kept.”16 Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (‘a) says: “Do not sit with drunkards because when the curse descends it engulfs all the people in the company of the drunkards.”17 Some scholars have stated that it is not permitted to be in the company of people where anything Haram is being done. For example, backbiting about a Muslim. It is then obligatory on a person to leave immediately if possible and be free of the sin of just being in this company. Also, if by his leaving, the others will discontinue their sinful action, it is obligatory on him to do so. I also found a link from Sistani's website which says that one must leave the table where wine/alchohol is being served: Answer: Yes, it is obligatory to move away from that table. Question 1 (For Muslim students who are studying at a university abroad) So I am planning on going to the UK for my masters degree and the university that I plan on attending allocates students to different colleges that host daily lunches and dinners (halal food options are available). My siblings have shared that wine/alcohol is served in these events so I am confused on how to approach this type of situation in the future where my class mates are having a class lunch/dinner and expect me to attend. I am guessing that I would have to refuse to attend these events because wine/alcohol will be served? My siblings shared how there is a mix of Muslim and non-Muslims students at the dining table and everyone usually discusses things related to their particular university course. They also mentioned how some of these lunches/dinners are networking events so I am personally not sure on whether I can attend a lunch/dinner for the purpose of networking or listening to a speech (given by industry professionals) at these events. (I would like to point out that my siblings were not aware of the rule that it is haram to sit in a table where alcohol is being served and they have just found out about it recently) My question for Muslims university students (who have attended or are attending university abroad) is how do you handle/deal with these type of situations? I am guessing the answer is to not attend these events but I am curious to hear if there are some other responses. Question 2 (How to handle situations where work events serve wine/alcohol and you are required to attend) Another question that I have is that how do Muslim working professionals deal with work situations where they need to attend a event where wine/alcohol is being served? I am planning on making a career change to the start-up investing/venture capital sector and I have noticed is that a lot of venture capitalists are required to attend networking events to talk/engage with start-up founders (from what I have observed, these networking events do serve wine/alcohol). I guess my question is that how should one handle situations where their work requires them to attend certain events but the events serve something haram like wine/alcohol?

It is permissible to eat food from a restaurant in the west that serves HALAL meat but also serves NON-HALAL meat too at the same time? The restaurant has advised that their chefs are mindful of the HALAL and NON-HALAL meat not cross contaminating? Can someone direct me to a page or a marja that can answer this question?

Salam aleykum, I have heard from different hadiths that the earth/dust of Karbala cures every aliment except deadly ones and I do believe that every earth/place has its own energy which affects the people living there. Well, I had an idea in mind and I wanted to see if its advisable or something that should be refrained from. I think all of my turbahs are from Karbala soil and after I have used them for some time they get dirty, I usually take a knife and scrape off the dirty top layer of the turbah, the "dirty" layer is still mixed with large amounts of Karbala soil. So I was thinking: is it allowed to mix this earth with planting earth in a pot and then for example grow herbs or vegetables from that mixed earth? That way the fruit of such earth is grown on/from Karbala soil and should contain the blessings of it the way I see it. Is it okay to do this and has anyone done it before/know if the fruits has the benefits of the earth?

Salam Alakum Brothers and sisters while living in the West do you feel that there is a requirement of Halal Catering solution for majalis, wedding parties, Milad and other get togethers. I and my friends are working on this solution and willing to find your answers and your opinions? Halal Catering solution will enable a user to choose the best deal for catering meals for any big occasion. Please share your opinion.

Salam everyone, Does anyone know what the eating of cabbage in a dream means? (Shia interpretations please) So I had a dream that my sister and I were eating cabbage with forks from a bowl that had red (sour) liquid inside as well. Thanks :)

Asalaamu alaikum, Wondering out of curiosity if anyone knows with certainty whether eating frog legs is halal. Odd question, I know, and I recognize the instinctive response of most would be, "that's gross," but I wanted to know if anyone had anything solid in terms of a fatwa or such beyond that gut reaction. Saw them on sale at the grocery store, pointing them out to gross out my kids, but realized I didn't actually know whether the religion had anything to say about it. Again, please refrain from cluttering up with just answers from your own impressions. I don't want to wade through 3 pages of "OMG that's gross," etc.

Salaam, First post ever on this site. I do taqleed of Ayatullah sistani, and know that according to him, a host should start eating first, and finish last (guessing because it is to put the guest at ease - which makes sense to me personally). This is all fine. I have tried doing this, and many occasions in cultures that I am around, they consider this rude. Does anyone have specific Hadiths from the Prophet (saw) or the Imams (as) which explicitly describe this action? Wassalaam

786 Salams brothers and sisters, Anyone know what our reasoning is behind our prohibition on select seafood (e.g. only eating fish that have scales)? I understand there is an ayah in the Qur'an that says something to the effect of all that is in the sea is halal to us. Please bear in mind that I have abided by what is my Marjah's resalah. To the extent there is a rationale behind what is in our fiq would like to know. Thank you, BB