{"id":11762,"date":"2019-09-09T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T16:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2019-09-09T20:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T20:28:48","slug":"is-cheese-halal-or-haram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/is-cheese-halal-or-haram\/","title":{"rendered":"Is cheese halal or haram?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 02956<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by:&nbsp; Moulana Muqtaur Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Is cheese halal or haram?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><b>Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em>\u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645<\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (<span dir=\"RTL\">\ufdfa<\/span>) was brought a piece of cheese in Tabuk. He called for a knife, mentioned Allah&#39;s name and cut it.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Also narrated by Anas: Allah&#39;s Messenger (<span dir=\"RTL\">\ufdfa<\/span>) freed Safiyya and then married her, and her Mahr was her freedom, and he gave a wedding banquet with Hais (a sort of sweet dish made from butter, cheese and dates).<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" title=\"\">[2]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Cheese made from milk contains an ingredient called infaha in Arabic and &lsquo;Renner&rsquo; in English. It is used to coagulate or curdle milk.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">If rennet is taken out of the stomach of an animal slaughtered in the name of Allah, there is no harm in using it. The meat, fat of an Islamically slaughtered animal are permissible. But, in the event they are taken from the stomach of an animal slaughtered unislamically, there is a difference of views among Muslim jurists. Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam Malik consider it clean and pure while Imam Abu Yusuf, Muhammad and others call it unclean and impure.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">There is a strong likelihood that rennet from unislamically slaughtered animals is used in cheese made in non-Islamic countries. Under the juristic position taken by Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik, leeway exists<a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>. However, it is more precautious to act upon the views of Imam Abu Yusuf and Muhammed and refrain from it.<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" title=\"\">[3]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Written by Moulana Muqtaur Rahman<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">\u0633\u0646\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u064a \u062f\u0627\u0648\u062f &#8211; \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0637\u0639\u0645\u0629: \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 &ndash; 3819 <\/span>[1]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">-\u0639\u064e\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e\u060c \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0623\u064f\u062a\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064f \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u062c\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062a\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648\u0643\u064e \u0641\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u0633\u0650\u0643\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064d \u0641\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0639\u064e&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn2\">\n<p align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" title=\"\">[2]<\/a><span dir=\"RTL\">\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0628\u062e\u0627\u0631\u064a &#8211; \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0643\u0627\u062d &#8211; \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0628\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0629\u064d&ndash;<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\">5169<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">\u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0633\u064d\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0642\u064e \u0635\u064e\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0632\u064e\u0648\u0651\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0639\u0650\u062a\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0635\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0642\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u062d\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064d&rlm;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn3\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\" title=\"\">[3]<\/a>(Maariful Quran p.428 v.1)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 02956 Answered by:&nbsp; Moulana Muqtaur Rahman Question: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Is cheese halal or haram? Answer: \u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645 In the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11762"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11771,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11762\/revisions\/11771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}