Fatwa ID: 02907
Answered by: Maulana Tahsin Alam
Question:
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
‘Fry light’ is a cooking oil spray and in its ingredients it states alcohol. When inquiring about the alcohol the company states it is a preservative only and burns away when cooking to such an extent that even with scientific testing the alcohol is not found. All this information plus more is available on Frylight website. Jazakallah
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of ALLAH the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
“Yes – we use a small amount of alcohol in our cooking sprays as a preservative, made from sugar beets or grain and water. The alcohol evaporates away during cooking and is undetectable under scientific testing.”[1]
The above-mentioned product is permissible to consume.[2]
Only Allah Ta’ala knows best
Written by Maulana Tahsin Alam
Checked and approved by Ustadha Sabrina al-Faarsiyyah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Frylight FAQs, Frylight, accessed 23rd March 2019, http://www.frylight.co.uk/how-to-use/faqs/.
[2] Imām Marghīnānī, Al-Hidāyah, volume 7 pg. 285.
