Is it permissible to eat meat in a house 2 days after a death?

· 11 Safar 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31283English

Question

is it allowed to eat meat in 2 days after death in house

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

There is no prohibition of eating any type of halal food in one’s home including halal meat after a death in a house

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad Haris Siddiqui

Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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