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AL-KAFI #497: HUKUM MAKAN ULAT DARIPADA SARANG TEBUAN
What is the ruling on eating larvae from a hornet's nest?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, eating worms or larvae is forbidden unless they are hard to avoid and are eaten together with their source, such as cheese worms eaten with cheese.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, eating worms or larvae is forbidden unless they are hard to avoid and are eaten together with their source, such as cheese worms eaten with cheese. This fatwa holds that larvae in a hornet's nest may be eaten together with the honey, by analogy with fruit, cheese and vinegar. If the larvae are deliberately separated and eaten alone, it is forbidden. Eating them is also forbidden, even with honey, if they contain poison, venom or anything harmful to the body.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum memakan ulat dalam mazhab Syafie adalah haram melainkan jika ulat tersebut tidak dapat dielakkan.
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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. “AL-KAFI #497: HUKUM MAKAN ULAT DARIPADA SARANG TEBUAN”, 20 December 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2093-al-kafi-497-hukum-makan-ulat-daripada-sarang-tebuan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-eating-hornet-nest-larvae/