{"id":40422,"date":"2026-02-03T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=40422"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:43:18","slug":"ruling-on-using-non-porcine-tanned-leather-for-eating-drinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/ruling-on-using-non-porcine-tanned-leather-for-eating-drinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling On Using Non-Porcine Tanned Leather For Eating &#038; Drinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 08747<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I would like to know if non porcine tanned leather regardless of slaughtering method is permissible to use for drinking water out of or eating food on?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The permissibility of using non-porcine tanned leather regardless of the slaughtering method depends on the type of animal from which the leather is derived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Leather sourced from animals whose meat is halal to consume, such as cows, goats, sheep, and camels, is considered pure and permissible to use, even if the animal was not slaughtered in the prescribed Islamic manner.\u00a0This is because the leather of these animals becomes pure through the tanning process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Leather obtained from animals whose meat is haram to consume, such as pigs, dogs, and other carnivorous animals, is considered impure (Najis) in the Hanafi school.\u00a0Even if the leather is tanned, it does not become pure, and its use is impermissible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If the leather is from an animal whose meat is halal to consume and the tanning process has been properly carried out, it is permissible to use for items such as drinking vessels or eating utensils.\u00a0However, if the leather is from an animal whose meat is haram to consume, even if the tanning process has been applied, its use remains impermissible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The permissibility of using non-porcine tanned leather for drinking or eating utensils in the Hanafi school hinges on the source animal&#8217;s dietary permissibility.\u00a0Leather from halal animals is permissible, while leather from haram animals remains impermissible, regardless of the tanning process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u062d\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0649 \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u064a\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0649\u060c \u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0633\u064f\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064f 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\u0637\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064e \u062c\u0650\u0644\u0652\u062f\u0650 \u0643\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0644\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0645\u064e\u062f\u064f.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Radd al Muhtar Vol Pg 204<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Written by <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 08747 &nbsp; &nbsp; Answered by Alimah Aisha Qureshi &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; I would like to know if non porcine tanned leather regardless 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