halal meat

Meryem wrote: salam, the prophet PBU said that it is ok , if a person is in a hard situation or if he has not a choice , it is ok for him to say bissmillah and start eating with the right hand allah knows,,

So what is a left handed person like myself supposed to do?

maryah im also left handed. i use my left hand for everthing: writing, playing sport shoot left handed playing basketball,everyday stuff. but for some reason when it comes to eating using my right hand is natural for me, using spoon, fork, chopsticks and eating with my fingers. when i would try to swith my fork to my left hand or chopstick i literally feel like a toddler learning how to use the utensil on my left hand..in no way am i ambidextrous. just the fact that i was probably brought up learning it that way. and the fact that my left hand would be use to clean myself, there is no way im gonna use the same hand to eat and clean.

Assalam alaikum,

Sometimes it is a matter of good communication.  In our town are only 6 Muslim families.  When one sister noticed a local grocery store selling halal hot dogs, she and her husband approched the store manager and thanked him and let him know that our small community would be interested in buying any halal products he could get in his store.  Now, we have all sorts of halal meat that are brought in in small quantities that suit our needs. 

Good communication + showing appreciation = halal meat in a place you would never normally get it!

Peace, ummziba.