Is using chopsticks imitating the disbelievers?

04/30/2023 Published by

I think Assim Al hakeem might’ve said so but to me that doesn’t make much sense since spoons and forks etc. Are fine to use.

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@peepso_user_6(MZZK)
Spoons and forks are utensils used worldwide. And the real way is to eat with hands the sunnah way which many people don't do sadly because they think it makes them dirty or look uncool or poor....or I don't know what silly reasons they have, but it's just sad they abandon this sunnah. But some foods we can't eat them with hands like noodles or soup although u can drink soup with Ur mouth alone too without using spoons and I have done that and that's how in olden times people would drink soup as well...anyway in many cases spoon and fork still becomes necessary.

But chopsticks is not an alternatively worldwide thing. It's only specific to certain ethnicity and certain people who follow certain religion. Only non Muslims who accept Islam can still eat with chopsticks because it is a part of their culture. However this doesn't mean everything that's from culture is permissible for such reverts...for example if it's culture to hug your cousin brother then such culture should be abandoned and rejected...if it's culture to wear skirts and dance in it in public then such culture shud be rejected and abandoned by revert women.
The point is if it leads to haraam then such culture is rejected and shouldn't be followed by reverts either.

Anyway chopsticks isn't something everyone uses and it's limited to kaafir people only in majority..rather internationally forks and spoons are used and just the fingers and hands which in my opinion is the best way to eat, eating from fingers and then licking the remaining food on fingers the barakah is different and the taste is different as well, those who know they know besides it's a sunnah so even better.

I hope you understand why is it imitation of disbelievers. Also why use chopsticks it's just really boring to use it. I learnt the way to use chopsticks when I used to think it makes us look cool as a kid...later realised it was for nothing, most of the people just want to eat with chopsticks to either look cool, or look like Chinese Japanese etc.

If under necessity u use it that's if u are in a Chinese restaurant or some restaurant which only serves chopsticks and not fork or spoon then sure it's permissible to use chopsticks because u have no other way to eat noodles except by chop sticks. So under necessity it's understandable but regularly or preferably it's not permissible.

و الله اعلم
1 year ago
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@peepso_user_6(MZZK)
The most authentic opinion would be that it's an imitation due to the fact that most of the Chinese Japanese Asians still honor it as part of their culture, it can never be accepted worldwide firstly because it doesn't fit majority of the foods...majority of the foods can be dealt with and manipulated by hands and spoons and fork. That's why they are internationally used as for chopsticks you only see them being used and limited to foods that require them and are closer to Chinese Japanese Taiwanese Thai Korean cuisine. That's why for non revert Muslims it's not permissible to use them as utensils unless there's a necessity... as it's actually an imitation of their way of living and eating, you can know how they honor chopsticks as majority of the Chinese and Japanese households haven't abandoned chopsticks even after easier utensils like spoon and fork...this shows that it's rooted in their culture and traditions. So imitating them isn't permissible hope you understand now why it's the most authentic opinion.
و الله اعلم
1 year ago
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@peepso_user_205(Idrees-1)
I have a issues with people who eat fork and knife involving the use of both hands(right and left) isn't that prohibited in Islam, I usually try as much as possible to not use my left at all except when necessary,

Secondly I don't see the use of chopsticks as a debate able matter because the foundational principle for cultural/dunya affairs is that they are permissible until we find an evidence against it

Allah knows best
1 year ago