Ingredients and Additives

101 questions

Are E471 and E472 Haram or Halal, and is there a clear fatwa regarding them? What is the ruling on istihala concerning them, and is it obligatory to warn people about them in foreign countries?
How is glycerin halal if it is found inside an animal and has not undergone a process of transformation (istihalah)?
Is it obligatory to dispose of earthenware pots upon which drops of alcohol have fallen, or is washing them sufficient, and how so?
Is using hair gel, which is applied to the hair to give it shine and maintain its style, impermissible (haram) or permissible (halal)?
Is it forbidden to sit with one's Christian wife and her family while they are drinking alcohol in Ramadan, without partaking in it oneself, for fear that she might demand a divorce and gain custody of the children?