Is it allowed to have food, tea, coffee prepared by non-Muslims?

Question:
Does Islam prohibit eating food or tea, coffee, etc. prepared by non-Muslims other than the People of the Book (that is, Jews and Christians)?

Response:
Islam prohibits only what is haram. Other than that, everything is halal, or, in some cases, certain items may be doubtful. It is immaterial if a halal item is made for, or served to, you by a Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu or any one. The Qur'anic verse where there is a permission mentioned to eat the food of Bani Israil is not making permissible something that was haram; it is only telling Muslims to avail a possibility, if they desired, which was already there. A similar permission was given in the Qur'an to Muslim men to marry more than one wife. There too, it is not a permission of something that was until then prohibited; it is a mention by way of a reminder of something that was already permitted. The Muslims were only reminded of it.

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