If the bird is not slaughtered in the halal way, how can l-cysteine extracted from there can be consumed?
Question
You answered a question about l-cystine extracted from chicken feather on april 30 2002 fatwa #5471. i want to confirm that if l-cystine is obtained from bird feather in which the bird is not slaughtered in the islamic way then how can the l-cystine from that bird feather be halal to consume. please provide a small amount of detail for convenience.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Darul Iftaa has issued a detailed Fatwa on l-cysteine. You may refer to the following link,
http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/21257
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Bilal Issak
Student Darul Iftaa
Leicester, England, UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
- Answered by
- Bilal Issak
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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