Is It Haram to Eat Foods Which Contain Trace Amounts of Insect Fragments?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it haram to consume foods like pasta, tomato sauce, and peanut butter, which may contain trace amounts of insect fragments allowed by the FDA?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
It is not forbidden to consume foods such as pasta, tomato sauce, and peanut butter, which may contain trace amounts of insect fragments. This is due to the fact that it is challenging to eliminate these fragments from food or medicine completely. As a result, their presence is generally accepted based on widespread custom. See the details in this previous answer.
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
