Is it permissible or forbidden to consume bile salt supplements extracted from cows not slaughtered according to Islamic law, given that they are essential for the digestion of fats and absorption of vitamins for a body suffering from health problems after gallbladder removal, and does purification change its ruling?
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Taking nutritional supplements is permissible. However, if any of them contain an impure substance—such as one derived from an unslaughtered animal—it is not permissible to consume it unless it has transformed into another substance. In such a case, it becomes pure through transformation according to many scholars.
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