Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! We live in the land of the People of the Book, so can we eat from their utensils? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If you live in such a land as you have described, then do not eat from their utensils, except if you have no alternative (i.e., you are compelled and cannot find any other utensils). If you have no alternative, then wash the utensil and then eat from it.”