FatwaFederal TerritoriesFood & Halal
AL-KAFI #1475 : HUKUM HIDU BAU MASAKAN DARIPADA RESTORAN BUKAN MUSLIM
Is it forbidden to smell the aroma of pork cooking from a non-Muslim restaurant next to one's office?
Short answer
Smelling cooking aromas from a restaurant, including a non-Muslim one, is regarded as something hard to avoid (umum al-balwa) and is excused, so it is not forbidden.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Smelling cooking aromas from a restaurant, including a non-Muslim one, is regarded as something hard to avoid (umum al-balwa) and is excused, so it is not forbidden. The source of the smell is unknown, and one is not required to investigate excessively, so the default ruling of purity applies. The fatwa notes scholarly disagreement on smoke from impurities, but concludes with leniency for such unavoidable cooking smells.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, tidak mengapa menghidunya dan termasuk di dalam perkara yang dimaafkan walaupun daripada restoran bukan Muslim.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1475 : HUKUM HIDU BAU MASAKAN DARIPADA RESTORAN BUKAN MUSLIM”, 11 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3880-al-kafi-1475-hukum-hidu-bau-masakan-daripada-restoran-bukan-muslim. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-smelling-cooking-aroma-non-muslim-restaurant/