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Is gelatine halaal?
62 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 4 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Ibn Masood, Azaadville). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“You should enquire regarding the source of the beef gelatin. If the beef gelatin is from bone, it is halal. If the beef gelatin is from hide and the animal is slaughtered according to the Shariah Laws of Zabah, then it is halal.”
“Gelatin from un-Islamicaly slaughtered animals is not halal and impermissible to consume. Even though a lot of processing and cleansing takes place, Metamorphoses does not take place which means the same ruling applicable to the source will still apply on the end product i.e impermissibility.”
“Bovine gelatine is gelatin made from beef. Generally the gelatin produced is from such animals which are not slaughtered according to the Shar'ee method of slaughter. If this is so, then it will not be permissible for one to consume any food products which contain bovine gelatine.”
“If it is known that the gelatine capsule is manufactured from vegetable sources, then there is no problem in consuming it.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
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- Is beef gelatine in supplements permissible? AskImam · 29 Jul 2025
- Gelatine derived from Haraam animals Ibn Masood · 25 Dec 2023
- Gelatin Sourced From Animals Not Slaughtered In An Islamic Manner Azaadville · 18 Apr 2022
- Gelatine Mufti Online · 15 Mar 2018
- Medication containing Gelatine AskImam · 31 Oct 2023
- Gelatine capsules Ibn Masood · 7 May 2023
- Ruling Of Gelatin Azaadville · 10 Aug 2021
- Bovine gelatine Mufti Online · 22 Mar 2016
- Naturogain-(Taking Herbal medications from a Hindu company. Using medication from inside a Gelatine capsule.) AskImam · 4 Jan 2021
- Gelatine capsules Ibn Masood · 13 Apr 2022
- Bovine gelatin Mufti Online · 25 Oct 2015
- Soap with pork gelatin derivatives. AskImam · 31 May 2018
- Gelatine Mufti Online · 7 Aug 2025
- Selling gummy candies that contain beef gelatin AskImam · 7 Nov 2017
- Shooting paintballs that have pig gelatine and performing salaah with paintball stains on one's clothing Mufti Online · 29 Nov 2024
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