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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-142: HUKUM MINUM KOPI LUWAK
What is the ruling on drinking civet coffee (kopi luwak) sold on the market today?
Short answer
Drinking kopi luwak is permissible. The coffee beans excreted with the civet's feces are regarded as mutanajjis, meaning contaminated with impurity, rather than impure in themselves.
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
Drinking kopi luwak is permissible. The coffee beans excreted with the civet's feces are regarded as mutanajjis, meaning contaminated with impurity, rather than impure in themselves. The condition is that the beans remain intact, unpierced, uncracked and able to grow if planted, and that they have been purified of the impurity. The National Fatwa Committee also decided that the product must obtain halal certification from JAKIM or a State Islamic Religious Council before being marketed to Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia Kali Ke-98 telah memutuskan bahawa biji Kopi Luwak (musang) adalah bersifat mutanajjis dan ia harus dijadikan bahan minuman dengan syarat:
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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 KE-142: HUKUM MINUM KOPI LUWAK”, 10 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1865-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-142-apakah-hukum-meminum-kopi-luwak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-drinking-civet-coffee/