Read About Is Beef Gelatin Halal or Not?

A common question asked by many people is about the use of gelatin in many products, people ask about the use of gelatin in sweets, and other useful products. The reference of halal and haram about beef gelatin must be from Quran & Sunnah, and you should completely look into the detailed information provided by the site while saying the gelatin halal or haram. Allah says in Quran

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“O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy”. [Al-Baqarah: 168]

Every Muslim knows that Allah has forbidden some types of food for all Muslims which are known as haram foods, Allah say to his people in Quran

“Say, I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful." [Al-An`aam: 145]

From the above verses the evidence for what is halal is cleared now we have to see here which products are considered haram in Islam.

Holy prophet Hazart Muhammad (S.A.W) said the all the animals which are carnivore which have fangs and the birds which have talons are forbidden to eat for all Muslims. [Narrated by Muslim]

In addition to above Prophet (S.A.W) is reported to say that flesh of domesticated donkeys is also forbidden for all Muslims. [Narrated by Al-Bukhari]

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Now here is the definition of gelatin which will help you to understand the reality of gelatin.

Gelatin is colorless brittle substance prepared by boiling the bones, hooks, collagen and other tissues of animals.

The Halal and Haram of Gelatin depends on the source from which it is extracted, if the things used to prepare Gelatin belongs to Halal animals like Cow, goat, Buffalo camel etc then the gelatin is halal to eat. But if the raw material used to prepare gelatin is from haram animal like Pig, then it is haram for all Muslims.

One more complication in this matter is the method of slaughtering, if the animal is halal but is not slaughtered according to Islamic dietary laws then the gelatin obtained from it is also haram to eat, and makes no difference whether you eat a pig gelatin or a cow gelatin.