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Using beef gelatine as a hair remover

· 8 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can you apply beef gelatine on your face as a hair remover and then peel it off?

Answer

It is not only haraam, but it is napaak as well. How is the namaaz going to be valid?

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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