FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1697 : BERSALAM DENGAN KONSULTAN GELATIN BUKAN ISLAM
Is it permissible to shake hands with a non-Muslim gelatin consultant who may have touched pork gelatin?
Short answer
Shaking hands with a non-Muslim consultant who may have touched pork gelatin is permitted and does not make the hand 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
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Shaking hands with a non-Muslim consultant who may have touched pork gelatin is permitted and does not make the hand impure. Non-Muslims are not considered impure, and the permission holds as long as there is no clear proof that impurity was transferred from his hand. The fatwa likens the case to a pure animal such as a cat that disappears for a time and returns, where the likelihood of purity is stronger and the apparent state is applied. One is not required to investigate whether he touched pork or to cleanse the hand with seven washes.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
hukum bersalam dengan konsultan makanan yang bukan Islam, yang berkemungkinan pernah menyentuh gelatin khinzir adalah dibenarkan dan tidak menajiskan tangan kerana terdapat kemungkinan bahawa dia sudah membasuhnya.
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 #1697 : BERSALAM DENGAN KONSULTAN GELATIN BUKAN ISLAM”, 11 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4428-al-kafi-1697-bersalam-dengan-konsultan-gelatin-bukan-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/shaking-hands-with-non-muslim-gelatin-consultant/