Jan 30, 2024 | Food & Drink
Question Are Haribo jelly sweets from Turkey that say Helal on them, authentically halal, can we eat them? Answer You would need to contact the manufacturers to be sure. If they state that animal-based ingredients are sourced only from animals that are lawful to...
Jan 23, 2024 | Food & Drink
Question It is a byproduct of the alcohol making process, but is not intoxicating in and of itself. Used in baking. Answer Cream of tartar (E334, also known as tartaric acid or potassium bitartrate) is considered haram if sourced from wine production. However, if it...
Dec 16, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question I live in a house where my family eats haram foods such as non zabiha foods. Often pizza boxes are placed on the tables and the oils from the pizza with non zabiha meat gets on the tables. My question is because my family eats non zabiha do i have to wash...
Dec 16, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Dear Sheikh, I am asking to inquire whether the following food additive (E471- Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) is halal or not. This additive is used as an emulsifier in many foods and as a fruit coating...
Jul 17, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question Salam is McDonald’s frappe halal as they state that Alchoal is used in process which evaporates and there’s only 0.05% in final product Answer Many products are known to contain alcohol. The general principle is that alcohol derived from grapes and dates is...
Mar 19, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question Asslaamu alaikum What is the status of meat/chicken in Makkah and Madinah. There are many messages saying it is not permissible to eat at all food places there. How does one determine what is halal or not? I have read about the issues of imported meat and...