Ingredients and Additives
101 questions
What is the ruling on eating products with meat or chicken flavors (such as Maggi cubes and soups) that are not labeled "halal," and is it a requirement that they be so, given the difficulty in finding halal products?
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?
Is eating French fries flavored with chicken permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
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?
Are creams that are not removed by water except with soap considered a barrier to Wudu', and is it permissible to eat food if it contained alcohol that has evaporated, and is it obligatory to verify the type of alcohol used in its production?
Is working as a tour guide for foreigners who drink alcohol and receiving a commission from shops considered unlawful (haram)?
Are methyl alcohol, propylene alcohol, cetyl alcohol, and cetearyl alcohol intoxicants, and does "intoxicating alcohol" refer only to ethyl alcohol or ethanol, especially since these types of alcohol are ingredients in many creams, medical preparations, and foods?
Does the prayer become invalid if alcohol from another person's perfume splashes onto one, and does moral impurity necessitate repeating ablution or invalidate the prayer, or is it a sin in itself?
Is using a cream containing alcohol on the hands, with the possibility of some of it entering the mouth while eating, considered like drinking alcohol, given that I follow the fatwa that permits the use of alcohol in things other than eating and drinking?
Is the chip called "Pringles" halal, considering that it contains the "e471" ingredient, which may be plant-derived or animal-derived, and does this ruling apply to similar foods?
What is the ruling on Western foods such as Italian pizza and Indian food? Are these foods considered an imitation of disbelievers, taking into account the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "Differ from the disbelievers," and knowing that the intention of eating is not for imitation but to try different foods?
What is the ruling on selling goods associated with non-Islamic religious holidays, such as Christmas and Halloween, and selling other goods like condoms, cigarettes, lottery tickets, certain types of medicine that contain alcohol, sweets that may contain prohibited ingredients, and toothpaste, given that the customers are non-Muslims?
What is the ruling on purchasing nutritional supplements from the United States, about which there is doubt regarding their permissibility or their containing pork fat or alcohol, until their suitability for Muslims is verified, and then consuming them?