حلال
Kawn ad-Din
الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشَبَّهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الْمُشَبَّهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters that many people do not know. Whoever guards against the doubtful matters protects his religion and his honor.”

al-Bukhari, 52

Example: “Coca-Cola”, “E120”, “Restaurant Barakat”

Kombucha — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Kombucha (tea fungus) is sweetened black or green tea fermented by a symbiotic culture of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria (SCOBY). The yeasts ferment sugar to alcohol; the bacteria oxidise alcohol to acetic acid. Alcohol is typically 0.007–2.3 %; bottled kombucha may keep fermenting. “Hard” kombucha has over 1 %, up to 5.5 %. Juices and herbs are added in secondary fermentation; one manufacturer lists grape juice.

Basis of the ruling

Kombucha is sweetened black or green tea fermented by a culture of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria (the “tea fungus”). The yeasts ferment the sugar into alcohol, and the bacteria oxidise the alcohol into acetic acid. The alcohol content is usually 0.007–2.3% and may rise in the bottle; in “hard” kombucha it reaches 5.

Names: Комбуча (чайный гриб) · Kombucha · كومبوتشا

Also known as: комбуча, чайный гриб, напиток чайного гриба, ферментированный чай, fermented tea, scoby, kombu çayı, fermente çay, شاي مخمر

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