{"id":20506,"date":"2021-03-12T22:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=20506"},"modified":"2021-03-12T22:14:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:14:47","slug":"why-cant-muslims-eat-pepperoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/why-cant-muslims-eat-pepperoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can\u2019t Muslims Eat Pepperoni?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 05024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Muqtaur Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why can’t Muslims eat pepperoni?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pepperoni is an American variation of salami, made from a cured mixture of pork and beef seasoned with paprika or other chili pepper.[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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And it is a well-established rule in Islam that pork and all its products are forbidden based on the Quran.Allah in the Holy Quran mentioned: \u201cHe has only forbidden you dead meat and blood and the flesh of swine and that on which any other name has been invoked other than Allah.\u201d[2]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Abu Bakr reported Allah\u2019s Messenger as saying, \u201cNobody which has been nourished with unlawful will enter paradise.\u201d[3]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, it is due to the mixture of pork why pepperoni is not suitable for a halal diet. However, there are halal pepperoni\u2019s available where the pork has been substituted with halal chicken.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Muqtaur Rahman<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pepperoni#cite_note-howfoodworks-1<\/span><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 173<\/span><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Mishkat al-Masabih, Hadith No.2787<\/span><\/p>\n

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