Fatwa ID: 02893

Answered by:  Moulana Tahsin Alam​

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

Is Lanolin halal?

   بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

                                               In the name of ALLAH the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Answer:

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh

“Lanolin is known as wool wax or wool fat. It is a soft, yellow, waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of sheep. Its purpose is to waterproof and protect the wool.”[1] It will be permissible to use.[2]

Only Allah SWT alone knows best.

Written by Moulana Tahsin Alam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham