Food, Halal & Slaughter · Subtopic
Alcohol & Intoxicants
322 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Alcohol & Intoxicants, part of Food, Halal & Slaughter. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Alcohol & Intoxicants fatawa — page 5 of 9
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2016
Gifts from a person whose income is haraam
Someone who works at a store whose main commodity is alcohol recently went for hajj. When he returned he bought us some dates, a prayer mat, tasbeeh…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Aug 2016
Air hostess refusing to serve alcohol
I saw a story online regarding an air hostess who refused to serve alcohol. She is a wage employee of the airline and the passengers are not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2016
Working as a pilot
If I am a pilot working for an airline that serves or sells alcohol to its passengers, does that make my salary tainted and haraam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 May 2016
White wine vinegar
Is white wine vinegar halaal to consume?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 May 2016
Detergents that contain alcohol
What is the ruling on the alcohol present in detergents (such as bleach and window/floor cleaners)? Are they permissible to use?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2016
Dishwashing liquid which contains ethyl alcohol
Is ethyl alcohol from corn halal? the reason I wanted to know is because I got a reply from a company who said they use ethyl alcohol from corn in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Apr 2016
Working for a Soft drinks bottler which sells non-alcoholic drinks
I have been offered a job from a Soft drinks bottler which sells non-alcoholic drinks. It is a subsidary of a holding company which has a lot of…
Huzaifah Deedat - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2016
Alcohol content in cooking spray
I have a question regarding the alcohol content in cooking spray. Fry light 1 cal Olive Oil cooking spray contains alcohol in it's ingredients and…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Mufti Online11 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Sharaab pene se tawbah
Agar koi sharaab piye to us ka kaffara kase kary or sharaab ki tauba kaise kary?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Apr 2016
Working in a place where alcohol is sold
If someone works where they sell alcohol drinks but he also prays namaz five times and fasts in the month of Ramadhaan, would Allah Ta'ala accept…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Apr 2016
Smoking weed
My question is, is smoking weed permiable in Islam? Does smoking weed break tahaarat? After smoking weed can we offer salaah the next day?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Apr 2016
Committing sins
1) I heard many times from many people that if you satisfy your sinful desires in this world like drinking wine, wearing silk etc, these desires…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Mar 2016
Smoking electronic cigarettes
Is it permissible to smoke electronic cigarettes?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Feb 2016
Washing alcohol off the dining table
Some people were having alcohol and they dropped it on my wooden dining table. How can I make it pure? Will cleaning with soap and wiping with wet…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Feb 2016
Smoking, gambling and consuming alcohol
I would like to please know the Islaamic perspective on 1) smoking, 2) gambling, 3) alcohol. It is research for a school assignment.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Feb 2016
How to advise a person against taking drugs and consuming alcohol
I have a female friend who drinks alcohol and consumes weed which is considered haram. How should I stop her and suggest a dua so that I can pray…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Feb 2016
Using sprays and perfumes which contain alcohol
Is it permissible to use perfumes or sprays containing alcohol?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Feb 2016Roman Urdu
Khwaab me khaane say keeray nikalna
Main khana kharaha thaa ke meray khanay say keday (insects) nikal geya.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Income of people selling alcohol and pork
I want to ask a question. I am living in Spain and there are many shops many of which belong to Muslims which sell wine, alcohol and pig. How do you…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2015
Can I sell candy that contains swine gelatine
I have a business selling flowers but My business is slowly dying.. I have got an offer to change my shop to sell chocolate and Candy and so forth..…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Mufti Online16 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Mushtabah owr haraam maal se parhez karna
Fajr ki azaan ke bad khwaab daki me ne ke ayk tamater mry hath ma hn r tamater ki tandi ni ha uski jaga halka sa khawab (black) ha dakny ma fresh…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam13 Dec 2015
In principle, alcohol derived from grapes and dates is not permissible
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh, Can you please advise that whether Nestle Smarties which are sold in the UK are considered halal…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online2 Dec 2015
Father consuming alcohol
My dad drinks alcohol a lot. What should I do to get rid of his bad habits? I always pray to Allah Ta'ala to give him hidaayat. Please help me. His…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Nov 2015
Deodorant sprays which contain alcohol
Is it permissible in Islam to use deodorant sprays on our body which contain alcohol denat or benzyl or any other form of alcohol?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Oct 2015
Smoking marijuana
My question is on Marijuana (weed). If he/she smokes marijuana, is that person napaak for 40 days? Does the ruling for alcohol apply to smoking…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Drinks which contain traces of alcohol
Minute alcohol is present in some drinks like 0.52% or something, something that will not intoxicate, no matter how much is drunk. Then if it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Apr 2015
May I use perfumes containing alcohol?
I want to ask that can we use body spray and perfumes that have alcohol in it?Most of the body spray that i saw have alcohol in its ingrediant.i am…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam21 Mar 2015
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Please can you help us with the following query: There is a product called Bundaberg Ginger Beer. It's ingredients are: Ingredients: Carbonated…
Asim Patel - Ask Imaam16 Mar 2015
Is it permissible to eat beer battered fish?
I want to know if i can eat beer battered fish on the ingredients its has beer extract[contains barley] listed in the ingedients more beer batter…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2015
May I use creams that contain alcohol in them?
I have been using a particular brand of baby creams and lotions for my 1.5 year old since her birth. I recently noticed that it contains " Alcohol"…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam27 Feb 2015
Is it permissible to consume products that contain ethyl alcohol?
Are we allowed to eat the products where Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) is used in the processing of a product as a carrier which evaporates during the…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online14 Feb 2015
Vanilla extract
I want to know if vanilla extract ingredient is halaal. I heard vanilla is made from alcohol. So if this is true then can we consume ice creams or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Dec 2014
Eating in a restaurant with a bar
Can a Muslim person eat at a restaurant where there is a bar and restaurant?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Nov 2014
Consuming alcohol
Is it permissible to drink alcohol for a good sleep? If no why?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Nov 2014
Ruling on working in Airline Company\ Airlines serves which sells Alcohol to customers
Airline Company has many divisions\ subsidiaries (Aircraft Catering, International Airport, Airways Holidays, Duty Free, Aviation Services,…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam17 Nov 2014
Are injectable steroids which contain benzyl/cetyl alcohol which are generally used as a preservative allowed to be consumed/bought or sold?
I have two questions to ask and would really appreciate if you could answer them for me 1. after reading many responses on your site many of my…
Hisham Dawood - Ask Imaam15 Nov 2014
Ruling of alcohol sourced from other than grapes or dates
In several fataawa, the latest being #28519, you have permitted / recommended the use of the website www.muslimconsumergroup.com while their stance…
Zameelur Rahman - Ask Imaam14 Nov 2014
Muslim allowing rent for Alcohol related Business
Regarding Muslim allowing rent for Alcohol related Business. My Father in law rented his building for an company whose job is to clean Liquor…
Hisham Dawood - Ask Imaam1 Nov 2014
Acknowledging sympathy from non-Muslim about alcohol being haram.
One in a party, I was offered alcohlic drinks to which I refused. Everyone was surprised at this and started showing sympathy towards me that I dont…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2014
Is vanilla essence and wine vinegar Halal?
1. Can you please tell if vanilla essence is halaal? The local products available in our country (Pakistan) do not mention the ingredients and they…
Arshad Ali
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