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AL-KAFI #2039: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN EKSTRAK RAMBUT MANUSIA DALAM MAKANAN (L-CYSTEINE)
What is the ruling on using human hair extract (L-cysteine) in food?
Short answer
Using human hair extract as a food ingredient is haram. The reason is the honour and dignity attached to the parts of the human body, not merely because they are dirty or repulsive.
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
Using human hair extract as a food ingredient is haram. The reason is the honour and dignity attached to the parts of the human body, not merely because they are dirty or repulsive. The jurists of the four schools agree that human hair may not be sold or used. Medicines sourced from humans are likewise haram except in cases of necessity with no other option.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum penggunaan ekstrak rambut manusia sebagai bahan makanan adalah haram.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #2039: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN EKSTRAK RAMBUT MANUSIA DALAM MAKANAN (L-CYSTEINE)”, 27 August 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/6353-al-kafi-2039-hukum-menggunakan-ekstrak-rambut-manusia-dalam-makanan-l-cysteine. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-human-hair-extract-in-food/