What is the ruling on eating animal fats, such as beef and lamb fat?

Fat (shahm) follows the same ruling as meat (lahm) regarding what is permissible and impermissible. It is permissible to eat the fat of permissible animals that have been slaughtered according to Islamic rites, unless consuming it leads to harm. Fat does not have an independent ruling in Islamic law. However, it was forbidden to the Jews, as stated in Surat Al-An'am (6:146). In Islam, there is no difference in ruling between fat and meat, as clarified in Surat Al-An'am (6:145), and this is among the things that Allah has made lawful for this nation.