In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

The beef flavoring is derived from hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk – this does not involve any actual beef, therefore, if the fries are fried separately using any type of vegetable oil, and separate frying and serving utensils are used with no possible cross-contamination, then they would be permissible.

One should always remember when eating out to reach out to local reliable Muftis and Scholars and consult the official website for the most up-to-date information on ingredients.

Also, there are many issues these days with ingredients, food contamination, and supporting fast-food franchises while other generic unbranded shops suffer. Everyone is responsible for making correct choices, and none of this is lost on Allah. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and give him peace, said, “Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better”

[Musnad of Ahmad].

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Wassalam,

[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel

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 hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.

He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in 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 personal interest is the love of books and gardening.