Does "balah bil laban" (dates with milk) fall under the prohibition of soaking or mixing dates with anything?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The prohibition of mixing two things does not apply to dates and milk, but rather to mixtures from which intoxication is feared, such as dates and raisins. Most scholars have interpreted this prohibition as one of disliking (tanzih), unless it leads to intoxication. This differs from some Maliki scholars who ruled it , and some Hanafi scholars who saw no disliking in it. Therefore, there is no harm in soaking dates in milk as long as it does not become intoxicating.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/127815
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 127815
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy