Fatwa #404533 March 2023United Kingdom
Are human strain probiotics Halal?
Question
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu
Are human strain probiotics Halal?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If the probiotics contain ingredients of an impermissible nature such as human byproducts, then it will not be permissible to consume.[1][2][3]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Tahmid Chowdhury
Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
(2018-10-20)
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