Is Propolis (Bee Glue) Produced By Bees Halal and Permissible to Consume?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is propolis made by bees halal to take? It would be taken as medicine.

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.

Yes, it is permissible to consume, use, and derive benefits from the properties of propolis (bee glue) and other bee products besides honey. These include bee pollen (bee bread), royal jelly (bee milk), beeswax, honeycomb, and apitoxin (bee venom). Apitoxin, or bee venom, is notably used in treating certain ailments through bee sting therapy.

Propolis (Bee Glue)

Bees make propolis, which they use to glue the materials of their hives together, by mixing beeswax and other secretions with resins from the buds of conifer and poplar trees. Those resins have natural germicidal properties. For centuries, people have used propolis on wounds and as a remedy for ailments ranging from acne to cancer, osteoporosis, itching, and tuberculosis.

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Related

• Propolis: Benefits, Side Effects, and Interactions (verywellhealth.com)
• What Are The Benefits Of Bee Propolis? – DrWeil.com
• Royal Jelly, Halal Is It Consumed? | LPPOM MUI (halalmui.org)

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel

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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.