FatwaNegeri SembilanFood & Halal
Haiwan Jalalah Dalam Industri Ternakan Moden
What is the ruling on eating jalalah animals in modern livestock farming?
Short answer
A free-roaming jalalah animal that eats impure substances is considered makruh (disliked) to eat.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A free-roaming jalalah animal that eats impure substances is considered makruh (disliked) to eat. A jalalah animal that is reared or confined and deliberately fed impure food is haram to eat. However, such an animal becomes permissible to eat after undergoing a reasonable quarantine process of at least seven days.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Binatang jalalah yang bebas dan memakan sesuatu yang najis adalah makruh untuk dimakan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Haiwan Jalalah Dalam Industri Ternakan Moden”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/haiwan-jalalah-dalam-industri-ternakan-moden/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-eating-jalalah-animals-modern-livestock/