Can Muslims eat a big mac?

Answer 1

Muslims do not eat pork, and strictly orthodox Muslims will only eat ANY meat if it has been killed according to the Halal method.

Thus if McDonalds offer Halal beef, chicken or lamb in their meat products, Muslims would be OK with this (although some less strict ones do sometimes eat non-Halal meat). If not though, then they'd be restricted to the French fries, salads and bread. However, McDonalds do now offer vegetarian burgers and other foods, which would be OK for Muslims.

Also, shops like McDonalds and other famous UK/USA/Canada fast food restaurants fry the meat and fries in the SAME oil, which means the fat from the non halal meat will be incorporated with the other meats, which makes the other meats haraam. The meats will have the pork fat fried with them which is haraam.

Answer 2

That is a very slippery question. In very clear terms, Muslims can only have the meat/flesh of an animal if it has been killed after "Muslim Slaughtering", it means slitting the animals throat in a swift and merciful manner, reciting the God's name. Animal is then bled completely before consumption. Meat prepared in this manner is called 'halal meat'.

So they are to abstain from eating meat if they are uncertain of how it was slaughtered.

Stringently speaking it would be dilemma for a Muslim whether he can has a chicken burger.

Answer 3

Yes, they can on condition that the serviced food in the fast food restaurant is allowed food for Muslims to eat. Refer to related question below for what is allowed for Muslims to eat and not to eat.

Answer 4

No, there bodies would swell up and explode.