FatwaPerakFood & Halal
Hukum Penggunaan Peralatan dan Perhiasan Berasaskan Abu Tulang Haiwan (Bone China)
Is it permissible to use utensils and ornaments made from animal bone ash (bone china)?
Short answer
Using bone china utensils or ornaments made from the bone ash of animals that are not halal according to Islamic law is not permitted.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Yang Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Using bone china utensils or ornaments made from the bone ash of animals that are not halal according to Islamic law is not permitted. This includes animals that are lawful to eat but were not slaughtered according to Islamic law. The fatwa holds that the impurity of pork remains because transformation (istihalah) is considered not to have occurred, and that such items do not reach the level of necessity. Products made from the bone ash of lawful animals slaughtered according to Islamic law are permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sehubungan itu, muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa penggunaan bahan peralatan atau perhiasan yang dihasilkan daripada abu tulang haiwan (bone china) yang tidak halal mengikut syarak, termasuk haiwan yang halal dimakan tetapi tidak disembelih mengikut hukum syarak adalah tidak diharuskan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Hukum Penggunaan Peralatan dan Perhiasan Berasaskan Abu Tulang Haiwan (Bone China)”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/images/Fatwa%20tidak%20warta/4.HUKUM%20PENGGUNAAN%20PERALATAN%20DAN%20PERHIASAN.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-bone-china-made-from-animal-bone-ash-permissible/