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is it permissable to consume Asafoetida?

· 3 Safar 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 32360English

Question

is Asafoetida(hing) halal in islam?

Answer

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

As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh.

Asafoetida is a latex gum from the celery and/or parsley family which is exuded from the rhizome root of several species of the perennial herb, Ferula[1]. This is usually referred to as hing in the subcontinent and is used as a medicine and as a condiment in food.

Accordingly, it will be permissible to use and consume asafoetida[2].

And Allaah Ta’aala Knows Best.

Muajul I. Chowdhury

Student, Darul Iftaa

Astoria, New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida

[2] فتاوى دار العلوم ديوبند (اونلاين)

سوال 45772

[البقرة: 172، 173]

{ يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ (172) إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ }

[البقرة: 61]

{وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَامُوسَى لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلَى طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ}

Answered by
Muajul I. Chowdhury
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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