Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is Beef gelatine halal?

· 28 Shaʻban 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 26013English

Question

Is BEEF gelatine halal?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

As a general rule, if the animal is slaughtered according to the Shariah Laws of Zabah, the gelatine will be Halal. If the animal is not slaughtered according to the Shariah Laws of Zabah, the gelatin will not be Halal.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Desai

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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