Islamic Rulings for Sisters
Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari Madani
How is it to eat or drink aloe vera?
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following: is it permissible to eat aloe vera or drink its juice?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
Aloe vera is a type of vegetable that has long, thick, pointed leaves from which a sticky substance is extracted. It is permissible to eat and drink this because:
* Only that which is proven to be prohibited by the noble Quran and Sunnah is forbidden. Everything else is lawful and permissible, and there is no evidence to show that aloe vera is impermissible to eat or drink.
* It is a principle of Shariah regarding plants that they are permissible to consume as long as they are not intoxicating, poisonous or harmful. Aloe vera is not an intoxicant, it is not poisonous and nor is it harmful, therefore it is permissible to consume. Doctors have explained its various benefits too.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
In the state of impurity, how is it to stick glass tape over Quranic verses and touch them?
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following: if there are Quranic verses or translations in a book, can I place glass tape over them and touch them?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
It is unlawful to touch verses of the noble Quran or their translations in a state of impurity, irrespective of whether they are written in a book, on a door etc. Glass tape does not become a barrier between you and the verse because the tape sticks to the verse and both of them become like a single object. It is necessary for the barrier to not be a part of the verse or the one touching it.
The jurists explain it is impermissible to touch the holy Quran with the cover that is sewn to it because both objects have become one. If the cover attached to the holy Quran cannot be used as a barrier, glass tape, which totally adheres to it, cannot be used either by greater reasoning.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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