Fatwa: # 17409
Category: Financial Transactions
Country: United States
Date: 13th January 2009

Title

I have question regarding vitamins. Is it permissble to sell vitamins that contain pork or its not?

Question

Assalamalikum

I have question regarding vitamins. Is it permissble to sell vitamins that contain pork or its not?  Please respond. Thank you.

Answer

 

It is prohibited for a Muslim to sell pork and items containing pork. The income derived from selling pork and related items is haraam.

 

حرمت عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير

(Al-Quran, 5:3)

 

ولو ذبح الخنزير وباع لحمه لا يجوز

(Fatawa Hindiyya, Vol. 3, P. 123, Darul Kutub Al-Ilmiyya)

 

وبطل بيع مال غير متقوم كخمر وخنزير

(Raddul Muhtar, Vol. 5, P. 55, H.M. Saeed Company)

 

(Fatawa Mahmudiyya, Vol. 16, P. 68, Darul Iftaa Jamia Faruqiyya)

 

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Ml. Asif Umar,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Darul Iftaa

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