Is it permissible to consume Apple cider vinegar?

30 May 2014 · 1 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 29252English

Question

now a days Apple Cider Vinegar Iis being used as an medicine in many ailments e.g. for treating patient having Kidney stone and many other. My question is whether the same is Halal or Haram? With great respect I beg to reply my question.

Answer

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

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

It is permissible to consume Apple cider vinegar[1].[2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Saleem Ibn Sajawal Khan

Bradford, UK

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] Apple cider vinegar, otherwise known as cider vinegar or ACV, is a type of vinegar made from cider or apple must and has a pale to medium amber colour.

[2] (صحيح مسلم (3/ 1622)

166 - (2052) حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، أخبرنا أبو عوانة، عن أبي بشر، عن أبي سفيان، عن جابر بن عبد الله، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سأل أهله الأدم، فقالوا: ما عندنا إلا خل، فدعا به، فجعل يأكل به، ويقول: «نعم الأدم الخل، نعم الأدم الخل»

Answered by: Saleem Ibn Sajawal Khan
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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