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Drinking luwak coffee

· 27 Rajab 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am wondering if coffee Luwak is halaal. It is from a civet animal that eats it & then cleaned & roasted.

Answer

A Muslim is supposed to be having a natural aversion for filth and anything linked to filth. The thought of consuming something that was passed out with the excreta of an animal should not even cross the mind of a Muslim.

Nonetheless, the permissibility and impermissibility of consuming such an item is a separate matter. If there was any change in the coffee bean such as it bloating then it will not be permissible to consume the coffee made from it.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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