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AL-KAFI #1723 : HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN SABUN SUSU KELDAI PELIHARAAN
What is the ruling on using soap whose main ingredient is milk from domesticated donkeys, and is it forbidden like drinking the milk?
Short answer
Drinking the milk of domesticated donkeys is forbidden because the ruling on an animal's milk follows that of its meat, which is regarded as impure.
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
Drinking the milk of domesticated donkeys is forbidden because the ruling on an animal's milk follows that of its meat, which is regarded as impure. However, scholars of the Hanafi and Shafii schools permit soap made from impure substances such as impure oil, so soap made from domesticated donkey milk may be used on the body or clothing. The body or clothing must afterwards be rinsed of the soap's traces with clean water. If there is no need, it is better to avoid it, since soap is a matter of tahsiniyyat (improvement), not a necessity or an emergency need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyimpulkan bahawa sabun yang menggunakan susu keldai peliharaan sebagai bahan utamanya adalah harus dipakai sama ada pada anggota badan mahupun pakaian.
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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 #1723 : HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN SABUN SUSU KELDAI PELIHARAAN”, 6 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4500-al-kafi-1723-hukum-menggunakan-sabun-susu-keldai-peliharaan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-soap-domesticated-donkey-milk/