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Kefir Milk

· 16 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 36744English

Question

I would like to know if drinking kefir is halaal. It seems that the prophet Muhammad AS provided the grains to a particular people. I could not find any authentic narations. None the less there is an amount of alcohol that develops during the fermentation of .01% to 3%. Please provide detailed explanation. Jazakullahu khayran.

Answer

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

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

Kefir milk is halal.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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