FatwaNationalMedicine & Health
Gelatin Dalam Ubat
Is it permissible to use gelatin in medicine?
Short answer
The 8th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1984 ruled that using gelatin in medicine was permissible at the time because of necessity (dharurat).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 8th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1984 ruled that using gelatin in medicine was permissible at the time because of necessity (dharurat). The permission no longer applies once a halal substance is available that can prevent the medicine from deteriorating quickly. At that point, gelatin is no longer permitted in medicine.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa penggunaan gelatin dalam ubat pada masa sekarang adalah diharuskan kerana dharurat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Gelatin Dalam Ubat”, 25 September 1984. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#gelatin-dalam-ubat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/gelatin-in-medicine-ruling/