Fatwa #4006927 February 2018Botswana

Secret Recipe

Answered by Huzaifah DeedatChecked by Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Question

I am a work from home Muslimah managing to meet ends. I have started selling marinated meat. Alhamdulillah many people do like it. I have been getting many phone calls from people requesting for my recipe. Is it permissible for me not to disclose it?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible for you not to disclose the recipe.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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