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Halal Certification & Products
353 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Halal Certification & Products, 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
Halal Certification & Products fatawa — page 2 of 9
- Mufti Online18 Jul 2023
Partaking of a meal (from a fully halaal restaurant) gifted to one by a non-Muslim
Is it permissible for a person to partake of a meal (from a fully halaal restaurant) gifted to one by a non-Muslim?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jul 2023
Eating fruits injected with growth regulators
If haraam growth regulators are injected into fruits after harvesting them (to make them bigger), will they come under the heading of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jun 2023
Consuming fruits and vegetables injected with growth regulators
If fruits or vegetables are injected with growth regulators like Ethephon and Calcium carbide, will they be halal to consume?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jun 2023
Eating tripe and kidney of an animal
Is it makrooh to eat tripe and kidneys of an animal? Someone was told the tripe, organs which hold waste are makrooh to eat. Is it true?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - MJC24 Mar 2023
Herbicide in bread and all flour products
After carefully reviewing the article, we consulted scientific journals and medical experts and thereafter concluded: Medical experts and scientific…
Sh Nabeel Majiet - Mufti Online18 Feb 2023
Consuming multivitamins that have the ingredient shellac
Is it permissible to consume multivitamins (vitaforce) that have the ingredient shellac?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Jan 2023
Vitamin D sourced from lanolin
Is eating Vitamin D sourced from lanolin halaal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2023
Buying food from a non-Muslim restaurant that gets its meat from a Muslim
A restaurant is owned by a non-Muslim, but the chicken/mutton is supplied by a Muslim. Is the food halaal? Can a Muslim have the food cooked there?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Oct 2022
Growing “weed” and using products derived from it
Is cannabis/weed allowed to be grown and used for medicinal purposes? People use oils and other items nowadays, which are derived from weed. Some…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Sep 2022
Eating halaal and wholesome food
I try to feed my family healthy with treats occasionally, but I have to force them to eat their veggies etc. My son sneaks to make savories or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood7 Sep 2022
Consuming a Haraam product unintentionally
I had taken Bio-plus and later discovered that it wasn’t Halaal. What should I do to compensate for my error? Is there any punishment stipulated for…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online1 Aug 2022
Eating meat or chicken from a non-Muslim restaurant
Is it permissible to eat meat or chicken from a non-Muslim restaurant whose non-Muslim owner says that his meat is halaal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jul 2022
Cream of tartar
Is cream of tartar or tartaric acid derived from wine sources halaal? Does a complete change of substance occur?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2022
Eating vinegar
There are many different types of vinegar, example, red wine vinegar, spirit vinegar, etc. I don't know how they're made. Can we eat them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2022
Gelatine derived from non-halaal sources
What is the Shariah ruling regarding gelatine? Most of the halaal certifying bodies here are of the opinion that gelatine derived from non-halaal…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville12 May 2022
Animal Rennet
Is animal rennet halaal?
- Azaadville18 Apr 2022
Gelatin Sourced From Animals Not Slaughtered In An Islamic Manner
Please advise if bovine gelatin sourced from cows that are slaughtered in an UN-Islamic manner considered halal.
- Ibn Masood13 Apr 2022
Purchasing bakery products from non-Muslim chain stores
Are bread/bread rolls from chain-stores like Spar, Pick n Pay, Checkers, etc. Halaal, or is it advisable to avoid purchasing it from there? These…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood7 Mar 2022
Halaal food certification
What is the difference between the different Halaal-certifying bodies such as MJC, SANHA, NIHT and ICSA? Is any of one them more trustworthy or…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood3 Mar 2022
Halaal-certifying bodies
What is status of restaurants and food outlets certified as Halaal by certifying bodies? Is the food sold in such organizations Halaal? Can we rely…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam4 Jan 2022
Consumption of alcohol containing products
Note: Hanafi muftis allow the consumption of products containing alcohol from sources other than grapes or dates so long as: 1) it does not…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ibn Masood3 Jan 2022
Halaal status of Rennet
What is the Halaal status of rennet used in cheese?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online24 Oct 2021
Eating bread that was treated with ethyl alcohol
I live in Italy and all the sandwich bread I checked in the supermarket is “treated with ethyl alcohol”. Is this bread haraam or halaal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville16 Oct 2021
Consumption of Doubtful Food
It has come to my attention that I consumed something not halal verified. Initially, before consuming this item, I had some doubts. However at the…
- Azaadville10 Aug 2021
Ruling Of Gelatin
What is the Hukam of gelatin for Hanafi and Shafiee?
- Ask Imaam27 Jun 2021
Clarification on the usage of Rennet
Assalam Alyaikum Ua Rakhmattullakhi Ua Barokyatukh! I read in your fatwa that cheese is not permissible in basic as meat. How I know the bacteria…
Asadullah Moolla - Mufti Online1 Jun 2021
Eating vegetables grown from pig manure
Is it permissible to consume vegetables grown using manure from animals such as pigs.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Feb 2021
Eating ice cream or drinking milkshake at a restaurant which is not halaal
Can a Muslim eat (ice cream/desserts) or drink (milkshakes) at a restaurant which is not halaal?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Feb 2021
Microbial Enzymes in Cheese
Is the microbial enzymes in cheese halal?
Shakib Alam - Mufti Online31 Jan 2021
Doubting food
1. Is bread containing yeast halaal? Are foods assumed to be pure unless known or proven otherwise? 2. I have a lot of waswasa regarding every food,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jan 2021
Purchasing veg food from restaurants that sell doubtful meat
I am aware that generally the meat found in the restaurants of Saudi Arabia are not fit for consumption due to the method of slaughtering. Assuming…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam4 Jan 2021
Naturogain-(Taking Herbal medications from a Hindu company. Using medication from inside a Gelatine capsule.)
Respected Mufti Saheb Daamat Barakaatuhum I would like to know : There is a company that is situated in India. They have online purchase also. The…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Mufti Online17 Oct 2020
Doubting food with no ingredients written on the packaging
I suffer from waswasa a lot. I get doubts about all the food items. My parents get angry at me for doubting. Once a doubt comes up, I keep thinking…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Sep 2020
Drinking non-alcoholic drinks
Is it permissible to drink non-alcoholic drinks (0% alcohol) which have the same name as traditional alcohols and are branded similar to the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Sep 2020
Eating rabbits
Is it permissible to eat domestic rabbits?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2020
Must a pet dog or cat only be given halaal food?
AsSalamualaikum How are you Mufti sahib? I wanted to know that if you have a pet, for example, a dog or a cat than must you only give it halal food?
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online14 Sep 2020
Giving food away that one would not eat oneself
I am a student who went home for lockdown. My electricity had tripped approximately 15 hours prior to my return. My freezer stuff was not frozen,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2020
Are Herbalife products Halal?
Assalamu alaykum Mufti Is Herbalife halal? Jazakallah
Shakib Alam - Ask Imaam5 Jul 2020
Cross contamination of Food - What makes Halaal food Haraam?
Asalaamu alaykum Not sure if I'm just making things unnecessarily more difficult for myself as I don’t know the rules applicable to such situations.…
Mahmood Suliman - Ask Imaam26 Jun 2020
Are Herbalife products Halaal?
Slmz mufti Is herbalife products halal? Jazakhallah
Mahmood Suliman
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