Ingredients and Additives
83 questions
Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat meat to which wine has been added for flavor, knowing that some say the wine evaporates during grilling?
What is the ruling on eating mayonnaise and ketchup if they contain vinegar with a 3% alcohol content?
What is the ruling of the Sharia concerning how to deal with a sister in Islam who caused disputes and began inciting other sisters to boycott me because my husband works in selling alcohol, knowing that I am striving to convince him to repent?
Is it permissible to buy barley grains from which alcohol was pressed, in order to feed animals whose meat is eaten? And is the price of these grains considered an aid to the owners of the factories in producing the forbidden substance?
What is the ruling on eating in the school restaurant in France, limiting oneself to fish, while being unaware of the ingredients of some of the salads and desserts provided? And is this considered a sin?
Is it permissible to work in pharmacies in the United Kingdom given the possibility that some medications may contain unlawful ingredients?
What is the ruling on dealing with a relative who trades in alcohol, and accepting gifts (food, clothes, money) from him?
What is the ruling on using inhalers that contain intoxicating substances such as propane and butane, and are these substances considered impure when they come into contact with the body or other objects?
How can one ascertain whether perfumes whose ingredients are not listed contain alcohol, and what should be done regarding perfumes with unknown ingredients, especially those like Sandaliya, Fleurdamour, Suwardparis, One Man Only, Al-Saroukh, and oil-based perfumes?
Why does there appear to be a contradiction between fatwas that permit a tiny percentage of alcohol if it does not intoxicate, and those that forbid any use of alcohol in food and drink, even if the percentage is very small?
Is it permissible to give sweets containing alcohol as gifts to foreign friends?
Is it permissible to work in a factory that produces goods containing forbidden ingredients, such as alcoholic beverages and pork fats, knowing that the work will be in packaging and bottling products, and it is not possible to separate the forbidden sections from others?
What is the act that can serve as an expiation for someone who sells alcohol out of necessity due to special and limited circumstances?
What is the ruling on using the ingredient L-cysteine or E920 in bakery products if its source is human hair?
Has it been reported in the books of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah that Amir al-Mu'minin, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, drank alcohol after his conversion to Islam?
Does sin or doubt fall upon a quality controller working in a meat factory who modifies the expiry dates of meat for the benefit of another company, knowing that this job is not his primary source of income?
What is the ruling on using hair dyes of different colors, on highlights that change hair color, and on creams that help straighten curly hair?
What is the ruling on eating cocoa powder — without additives — that has been prepared by fermentation, knowing that it undergoes a stage where sugar is converted into alcohol and then acetic acid, and that the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, said: "That which intoxicates in large quantities is unlawful in small quantities"?
What is the ruling on chemical and biological substances prepared through fermentation, such as bacteria, and is it necessary to investigate how they are extracted and whether meat, fat, or alcohol was used in their preparation?
What is the ruling on consuming foods that contain unknown or suspicious food additives, or whose permissibility has been indicated without verification, and what is the ruling on selling these foods and consuming what is purchased with their proceeds?
Is it permissible to eat chocolates and sweets that contain a small percentage of alcohol, and is it permissible to gift them?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to work as a programmer for a company website that sells forbidden products (alcohol and unslaughtered meat), knowing that he will not add the products himself but will only program the "add product" button?
Is it permissible to lie to one's father about taking vitamins that contain suspicious ingredients to avoid his anger and accusations of being overly strict, while attempting to use equivocation in the answer?
What is the ruling on tasting medicine that contains alcohol (ethanol 70%) at a concentration ranging from 20% to 50%, as part of mandatory routine work in a pharmaceutical manufacturing company?