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**alegsghed** · 03-04-2012, 08:36 AM

I'd like to see responses from non-Hanafis to this issue. It has come up time and time again that synthetic alcohol or alcohol that isn't sourced from dates or grapes is used as a flavouring in many consumable products. But, I see non-Hanafis eat and drink these things without hesitation. What is the opinion of the Shafi'is, Malikis, Hanbalis, and even Salafis with regards to this?

For Shafis
http://www.shafiifiqh.com/natural-ar...avors-in-food/
Question:
Are food products containing natural and artificial flavors permissible from the Shafi’i madhab’s point of view?
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Foods containing natural and/or artificial flavors, with alcohol being used during the flavors’ production, are permissible. Liquid intoxicants are impure. Yet, flavors may be excusable according to the Shafi’i Madhhab’s principles, as it is a case of ‘umum al-balwa [public affliction]. This expressed case was not found in the Madhhab, while comparable cases establish its premise. Today, natural and artificial flavors are found in many products. Lawful items containing them are permissible; the undetectable, trace amount of alcohol contamination that occurred during their production is excusable [ma’fu ‘anhu].

And Allah knows best.
Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.

03-04-2012, 08:36 AM	#6
alegsghed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 412 Senior Member	I'd like to see responses from non-Hanafis to this issue. It has come up time and time again that synthetic alcohol or alcohol that isn't sourced from dates or grapes is used as a flavouring in many consumable products. But, I see non-Hanafis eat and drink these things without hesitation. What is the opinion of the Shafi'is, Malikis, Hanbalis, and even Salafis with regards to this? For Shafis http://www.shafiifiqh.com/natural-ar...avors-in-food/ Question: Are food products containing natural and artificial flavors permissible from the Shafi’i madhab’s point of view? Answer: Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, Foods containing natural and/or artificial flavors, with alcohol being used during the flavors’ production, are permissible. Liquid intoxicants are impure. Yet, flavors may be excusable according to the Shafi’i Madhhab’s principles, as it is a case of ‘umum al-balwa [public affliction]. This expressed case was not found in the Madhhab, while comparable cases establish its premise. Today, natural and artificial flavors are found in many products. Lawful items containing them are permissible; the undetectable, trace amount of alcohol contamination that occurred during their production is excusable [ma’fu ‘anhu]. And Allah knows best. Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.
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