Category : Lawful and unlawful animals and their body parts and constituents

  • Is it permissible to touch pigs?

    12 Dec 2021 Ref-No#: 4179

    Assalamu Alykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu. My question is that, are pigs permissible to touch. I already know that dogs cannot be touched as they are ‘najees’ or impure. And I know that pigs are haram to eat. But my question is if one is permitted to touch them, as a person w...


  • Cat Urine

    04 Sep 2018 Ref-No#: 949

    As Salaamu Alaykum If a cat urinates etc in its litter and thereafter comes out and roams around in the home. His feet have no real apparent trace of the urine but has sand etc. Which came from the litter.Will the places in the home where the cat walks become napaak? ...


  • Eating from same place as a cat

    28 Aug 2018 Ref-No#: 940

    AsSalaamuAlaykum Is it permissible to eat from the same place where a cat had eaten from? ...


  • Bovine Gelatine

    27 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 427

    AssalamuAlaykum Is gelatine Halal? Wassalam ...


  • Cats as pets

    27 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 425

    Asalaam u alaikum wa rahma tullahi wa barakaatu I’ve recently found a stray cat who I’ve decided to keep. The cat comes into the house but spends a great deal of time outside too. She comes inside with muddy paws sometimes and she is often sandy. I have learnt that cats are paak...


  • Experiments on animals for learning purposes

    27 Feb 2018 Ref-No#: 388

    Asalaamu alikum wa rahma tullah wa barakatu I am currently studying medicine abroad. In our anatomy labs, we are made to perform experiments and operations on animals. Due to anesthesia being too expensive, we are made to inject air into the brain of the animal, causing it to become...