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Is it permissible to consume lac powder (medicinal form of shellac)?

Published as Consuming lac powder

· 19 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to consume lac powder (medicinal form of shellac)? Lac powder is used in unani medicine to treat obesity issues.

Answer

It is halaal.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بهشتي زيور (9/104-9/110)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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