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Is cheese with rennet halaal?

32 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 4 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Azaadville, Ibn Masood). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

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“Rennet is an ingredient that is used to produce cheese. The sharee ruling regarding rennet is as follows: 1. If the rennet is produced from non-animal sources (i.e. microbial rennet extracted from plants, etc.), then it is permissible.”

Mufti Online — The sharee ruling regarding rennet · 16 Jul 2026

“An animal that is slaughtered in accordance to Shariah is permissible for consumption, otherwise not. Rennet is produced in the stomach of the animal, hence it will not be suitable for consumption if the animal was not slaughtered in accordance to Shariah.”

Azaadville — Animal Rennet And Whey · 11 Aug 2025

“Rennet derived from lawful animals is permissible to consume. And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best Wassalāmu ῾alaykum Jibran Kadarkhan Student Dārul Iftā Mauritius Checked and Approved by:”

AskImam — Is Animal Rennet in Infant formula milk halal? · 12 Jul 2025

“An animal that is slaughtered in accordance to Shariah is permissible for consumption, otherwise not. Rennet is produced in the stomach of the animal, hence it will not be suitable for consumption if the animal was not slaughtered in accordance to Shariah.”

Ibn Masood — Halaal status of Rennet · 3 Jan 2022

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  1. The sharee ruling regarding rennet Mufti Online · 16 Jul 2026
  2. Animal Rennet And Whey Azaadville · 11 Aug 2025
  3. Is Animal Rennet in Infant formula milk halal? AskImam · 12 Jul 2025
  4. Halaal status of Rennet Ibn Masood · 3 Jan 2022
  5. The preferred opinion in the Hanafi Mazhab regarding the cheese produced from rennet Mufti Online · 16 Jul 2026
  6. Animal Rennet Azaadville · 12 May 2022
  7. What is Rennet & what is the ruling regarding it? AskImam · 6 Dec 2023
  8. Rennet Mufti Online · 4 Feb 2017
  9. Clarification on the usage of Rennet AskImam · 27 Jun 2021
  10. FPC rennet Mufti Online · 20 Sep 2026
  11. Microbial Enzymes in Cheese AskImam · 3 Feb 2021
  12. Eating cheese on its own Mufti Online · 3 May 2026
  13. Baby formula milk & Rennet - Is it permissible? AskImam · 12 Jun 2020
  14. Rennet in cheese Mufti Online · 28 Jun 2025
  15. Process of rennet and whey powder/ Masaa’il of wudhu AskImam · 5 Mar 2018

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