What is the ruling on bovine gelatine which comes from beef?

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· 19 Shawwal 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the ruling on bovine gelatine which comes from beef? Is it ok to use if you know that there are certain conditions to make its use on?

Answer

It is haraam.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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