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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-188 : HUKUM PENGGUNAAN SIPUT BABI DALAM PENGHASILAN PRODUK KOSMETIK
What is the ruling on using cosmetic ingredients or products that contain giant African land snails (siput babi)?
Short answer
Using the giant African land snail in the production of cosmetic products is permissible, because there is benefit and no explicit and authentic evidence that prohibits it.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Using the giant African land snail in the production of cosmetic products is permissible, because there is benefit and no explicit and authentic evidence that prohibits it. In its original ruling, the snail is stated not to be impure. This differs from the ruling on eating it, since the snail is regarded as khabaith by custom and is not lawful to eat. The fatwa also mentions that Shafi'i jurists rule this kind of animal impure because it falls under carrion, yet its conclusion on cosmetics is that the use is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka berdasarkan pembahagian di atas, siput babi termasuk pada jenis yang kedua iaitu jenis haiwan yang tidak mengalir darahnya dan ianya dikategorikan sebagai khabaith dan tidak halal untuk dimakan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-188 : HUKUM PENGGUNAAN SIPUT BABI DALAM PENGHASILAN PRODUK KOSMETIK”, 24 March 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/910-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-188-hukum-penggunaan-siput-babi-dalam-penghasilan-produk-kosmetik. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-cosmetics-containing-giant-snail/