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Halal food fatwa — meat, slaughter & ingredients
Questions about halal food and drink: slaughter (zabh), meat and animals, ingredients such as gelatine and E-numbers, alcohol, eating at restaurants, and halal certification.
2,527 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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- Can I eat at non-Muslim restaurants?
- Is seafood halaal in the Hanafi madhab?
- Can Muslims eat frog, crocodile or other unusual animals?
- Is gelatine halaal?
- Can I eat food from a non-Muslim's function or home?
- Is food containing alcohol halaal?
- Is crab or lobster halaal?
- Are prawns halaal?
- Is hunting permissible, and is game meat halaal?
- Is vinegar halaal?
Food, Halal & Slaughter fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
The animals taken on the ark of Nabi Nooh ( 'Alayhis Salaam )
Had Nabi Nooh ( 'Alayhis Salaam ) taken every single creation of earth with him on his ark?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam5 Oct 2025
Should I give Sadaqah for mistakenly killing an Animal?
Asalamaulaikum, Hope you are well. I ran over an animal yesterday while on my way from work. I felt really bad. Should I give Sadaqah for killing it.
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood13 Oct 2026
“Halaal Brows”
There is a new beauty trend called Halaal Brows. It is a method of darkening the hairs of the eyebrows which one would like to stand out, while…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville16 Sep 2026
Feeding Haraam Food To Pets
Is it permissible to feed your pet cat dry food which contains haraam ingredients? Or should you only feed halaal food to your pets?
- Camperdown27 Jul 2026
Ruling on the Hide of an Unslaughtered Animal
Is it permissible to use the skin of an animal who died a natural death (without being slaughtered)??? May it be before or even after tanning
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Jamiat KZN3 Feb 2026
Significance of Drinking Zamzam whilst Standing and Facing the Qibla
What is the significance of drinking Zamzam water whilst standing up and/or facing the Qibla?
[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam - MUBZ20 Feb 2025
Eating at Muslim Owned Restaurants
Should we take muslim home industries and muslim-owned restaurants word when they say their products or food is halal? Or should we question the…
- MJC24 Mar 2023
Am I allowed to drink a juice made from dried insects, for medicinal purposes?
With reference to your query, please be informed as follows: Consumption of Insects is generally regarded as impermissible, grasshoppers are an…
Mln Siraaj Girie - Amjadi13 Jun 2022
INCLUSION OF AQEEQAH IN A QURBANI ANIMAL
Can An Aqeeqah Be Added To The Sacrificial Animal (Qurbani Animal)? Question posed by: Irfan Qadri, Durban, South Africa
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - DU ZakariyyaUrdu
الکحول (Alcohol) مخلوط پرفیوم کی تجارت کا حکم:
پرفیوم جس میں الکحول ہوتا ہے کیا بدن یا کپڑے پر لگانا جائز ہو گا یا نہیں؟ نیز اس کی تجارت کا کیا حکم ہے؟ اگر کسی شخص نے کپڑے یا بدن پر لگا کر نماز…
- Mufti Online14 Jul 2026
Consuming the meat of the sacrificial animal first on the Day of Eidul Adha
On bakri eid, for sunnah fasting till one eats of the qurbani animal, when does that sunnah fast start? Is it from sehri time like Ramadan that one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam25 Aug 2025
Is balsamic wine vinegar Halal?
Is balsamic wine vinegar Halal?
Ismail Desai - Ibn Masood6 Jul 2026
Wasting Food
My sister usually buys food more than her needs and there are usually leftovers which animals could benefit from. If there were some leftovers and…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville26 May 2026
The Slaughtering Technique
Kindly describe the slaughtering technique.
- Camperdown11 May 2026
The Ruling Regarding Blowing over the Food
What is the ruling regarding blowing over the food? is it true that shaitan blows over the food
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Jamiat KZN23 Oct 2024
Blowing on hot food and drinks to cool it down
Sometimes parents tell their children to blow on hot food or drinks to cool it down. Is this correct?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MUBZ9 Sep 2024
Muslim Slaughtering an Animal which was Shot by a Non-Muslim
If a non-Muslim shoots a hunting animal, then the Muslim farmer goes to the animal, takes the name of Allāh, and slaughters the animal, will the…
- MJC22 Mar 2023
Are pig hair basting brushes allowed and pure enough for usage when making food?
The status of pig hair The scholars differ regarding the impurity of pig hair. The majority of scholars – including the Hanafi, Shafi’i and Hanbali…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online14 Jul 2026
Eating from food outlets owned by Muslims
Many of the Pedros and Wackys are SANHA certified because it is a halaal kitchen. However the franchise owners are non-Muslim. Is it permissible to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam29 Jul 2025
Is beef gelatine in supplements permissible?
I would like your advice regarding gelatin and collagen from beef. A pharmacist informed us that since it's undergone change at the molecular level…
Ridwaan Ibn Khalid Esmail [Kasak] - Ibn Masood19 Apr 2026
Halaal Authorities
What is the difference between MJC, NIHT, SANHA, etc.? Which is the most reliable source to follow?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville20 Aug 2025
Eating The Food Of A Person Employed At An Insurance Company
Please provide a ruling on eating the food of a person working for an insurance company.
- Camperdown19 Sep 2025
Is the bought meat in the ownership of my son, or is it still under my ownership?
Assalāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh If I as a father buy meat for a braai that my son is to have with his friends, however, the for some…
Azhar Mownah - Jamiat KZN30 Sep 2024
Is it permissible to euthanize healthy animals?
A family member had to sell her house due to financial constraints and move in with her father, giving up her two dogs, which she chose to have…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MUBZ13 Aug 2024
Keeping the Trophy of a Hunted Animal
Aslm mufti saheb, after shooting an impala or some animal, is it permissible to have it treated and place its head on an outdoor wall? JazaakAllah
- MJC9 Jul 2026
The Transformation of Wine to Vinegar
Assuming you are referring to vinegar that does not carry certification from a recognized scholarly body, please note the following: While the…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online10 May 2026
Hadith on goats being animals of Jannah
Is it mentioned in any hadith that a goat is an animal of jannah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam12 Jul 2025
Is Animal Rennet in Infant formula milk halal?
I submitted a question before about baby formula. I wanted to know about using baby formula milk which has "animal rennet used in the process of…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2025
Fermented Foods
Is it permissible to consume fermented foods for their healing effects? For example, when beetroot is fermented, it contains medicinal properties.
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville11 Aug 2025
Animal Rennet And Whey
I would like to know if the animal rennet used to produce products like cheese or whey protein is from an animal that is not slaughtered in a halal…
- Camperdown19 Nov 2024
Ruling of blowing on the food
Sometimes parents tell their children to blow on food. Is this correct?
Mohammad Ramis - Jamiat KZN14 Feb 2024
Trace Alcohol in Biscuits
Recently, a post has been circulating declaring certain biscuits as Haraam due to them containing minute amounts of synthetic alcohol. We have…
Mufti Moosa Salie - MUBZ21 Jul 2024
Food Left Uncovered Overnight / Unhealthy Competition
اسلامعليكم Respected Mufti 1. We have been advised to cover food and drink during the night. I had ginger that we cleaned ,washed and I put it…
- MJC21 Oct 2025
Killing Fish with Electric Shock
With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: 1. The Sharīʿah does not prescribe any specific method for killing fish. Any method…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online7 May 2026
Selling some of the shares in the Qurbaani animal
A person purchased a bull for qurbaani. Later on, he decides to sell some shares of the animal to people who intend doing qurbaani. Will it be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam22 Jun 2025
Can we eat the food ( Veg ) given by Non- Muslim Friend or Neighbor?
Can we eat the food ( Veg ) given by Non- Muslim Friend or neighbor
Imran Patel - Ibn Masood23 Jul 2024
Eating Meat That is Partially Cooked
Are all of the following levels of cooked steak permissible to consume, or is there detail to the permissibility of consumption? Levels of Steak…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville16 Jun 2025
Alcohol In Medication
Someone recently visited a homoeopath and she prescribed medication for that person and the person then asked her does the medication contain any…
- Camperdown12 Oct 2024
Consuming elephant meat
Is it permissible to consume elephant meat even though its food is grass? If not, what is the reason?
Suale Maguene Faine - Jamiat KZN29 Jun 2021
Shooting an animal with a gun
Assalamualikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu When a person is shooting an animal with a gun,if he recites bismillah Allahuakbar when shooting and then…
Owais Siddiqui - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Selling Ḥalāl and Ḥarām Meat
Is it permissible for a Muslim butcher to sell both halal and haram meat? A Muslim butcher has said it is fine since the haram meat is from a halal…
- MJC30 Apr 2025
Breastmilk Banking
1. Interest in the Sharʿī status of milk banks and their social consequences was first raised in the 80s. Scholarly opinion at the time was divided.…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online4 May 2026
Accepting the information of a kaafir in matters of halaal and haraam
I have been in touch with nutrabay company in terms of their product being halaal or not, especially the rennet used in whey protein, is it deprived…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam21 Jun 2025
Can I take homeopathic medicine which contains alcohol?
can take homeopathy medicine which contians alchohol
Saad Haque - Ibn Masood12 Jul 2024
Animals Stunned Before Slaughter
The method of slaughtering at all commercial abattoirs is 100% in conflict with the Shariah. The animals are tortured prior to them being…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville6 May 2025
The Ruling On Machine Slaughtered Animals
What is the ruling on machine slaughtered animals?
- Camperdown25 Sep 2024
Displaying Animal Skulls and Horns
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Could you kindly advise if it is permissible in Islam to display or keep animal skulls and horns in a Muslim…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Jamiat KZN23 Jan 2020
What is the ruling on ‘Non-Alcoholic Beer’?
Salaam, will it be permissible to consume non-alcoholic drinks, like beer, wine etc? They do not intoxicate and contain minute amount if any alcohol…
Mudassir Benish - MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Impermissible Parts of an Animal and Clarification of Marrow
What parts of a Halal animal are impermissible to consume? Is marrow i.e., ghuddah impermissible to consume?
- MJC25 Aug 2024
Hypnotherapy
1. To answer your question accurately, we have had to ascertain the true nature of hypnotherapy, how it is performed, and the manner in which it…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online8 Feb 2026
Buying meat from a butcher shop that is not halaal certified
In England, if there is a butcher shop that sells meat and the workers are Muslim and they say that the meat is Halaal, but it is not HMC certified,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam10 Jun 2025
Is it permissible to use hair products containing Denatured and Benzyl alcohol?
Is it permissible to use hair products e.g gel. Which contain Denatured Alcohol and Benzyl Alcohol?
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Ibn Masood13 Feb 2024
Drinking directly out of bottles and containers
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported : Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam prohibited drinking directly out of the mouth of a…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville3 Dec 2024
Sugar Alcohols
Are sugar alcohols permissible such as sorbitol? Its molecular formula is said to resemble an alcohol, therefore called an alcohol but is not…
- Camperdown1 Jun 2024
Pet food
Is it permissible to buy and feed cats petfood bought from supermarket?
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Jamiat KZN25 Jun 2019
Sitting and Drinking Water
Looking at the narrations below, what is the Sunnah? To stand and drink, or to sit whilst drinking? a) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said…
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - MUBZ14 Jun 2024
Feeding Animals Ḥarām Food
Is it permissible to feed animals haram food?
- MJC8 Nov 2023
Can I take Dutch medicines?
It is still being determined at this point whether the referred to Dutch Medicine contains naturally fermented alcohol (ethanol) or a synthetic…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online4 Dec 2025
The consequences of eating haraam meat
I live in India, in a non-Muslim area. I have a lot of issues with vegetarian diet; bloating, excessive passing of gases, tinnitus increasing,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam27 May 2025
Is it recommended to offer animal sacrifice on behalf of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.s? Can we offer animal sacrifice on behalf of our deceased relatives? Can we do 1 sacrifice on behalf of all deceased?
Please provide the related Hadith for the first question. For the third question, can we do a single sacrifice and request Allah s.w.t. to forward…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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