The source registry
Every classification on this site traces to one of these 117 sources. We grade what we cite, and we label secondary references as secondary.
How grading works
- Grade A — primary certifier, regulator, or original scholarly body (IFANCA, Darul Iftaa Chicago, Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah, IslamQA).
- Grade B — named certifier educational guidance (Halal Authority India, American Halal Foundation, ISA, HalalMed).
- Grade C — secondary aggregated reference (HalalCodeCheck, HalalExpo, MuslimConsumerGroup). Useful for surveying positions; always labelled, never the sole basis for a "verified" classification.
| Source | Grade | Type | Last checked | What we use it for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albalagh (Mufti Ebrahim Desai) Sea Food in the Four Madhahib (11 Safar 1424 / 13 April 2003) |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Four-school map that names oyster, oyster extract, shrimp, lobster and shark. Hanafi: oyster not permitted. Shafiʿi, Maliki, Hanbali: oyster permitted. Cited on oysters. Not copied onto unnamed bivalves. |
| Ask Imam (Mufti Ebrahim Desai) Is it permissible to eat Krill? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Rejects krill as not-fish. Cited alongside FatwaCentre; Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| Ask Imam (Mufti Ebrahim Desai) Are we allowed to eat shrimp according to the Hanafi Mazhab? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Forbids shrimp because it is not a vertebra / not fish. Cited alongside Darul Iftaa Leicester; Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| AskMufti (Moulana Yusuf Laher / Mufti Siraj Desai, Darul-Uloom Abubakr) Ruling on Calamari, Whale and Eel |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Calamari is not fish. Whale and eel fall under fish. Cited on calamari and eel only. |
| Basuki, Yulianti, Fathurrohman SW & Salamah (2025), indexed by FAO AGRIS Halal critical points of ceramide (review) |
A | peer-reviewed literature | — | Reviews animal, plant, fermentation and synthetic ceramide routes. |
| Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah (Egypt) Can I take a vitamin that is put in a capsule made of gelatin? |
A | scholarly ruling (state fatwa body) | 2026-10-17 | Gelatin from lawful animals permissible; prohibited animals prohibited; prescribed gelatin medication generally permissible. |
| Darul Fiqh Is oyster sauce halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Oyster sauce must be avoided as it contains extracts of oyster. Cited on oyster sauce only. |
| Darul Fiqh (Shaykh Faraz ibn Adam) Is Octopus halal? What about prawns, mussels, and squid? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Mussels, squid and octopus lack spine, gill and fins, so they are not samak and not permitted. Prawn disagreement on the same page is already filed on shrimp. Not copied onto oyster or clam. |
| Darul Ifta Birmingham (Alimah Nasima Umm Hamza / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Is CBD Oil Halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Permits CBD oil if it is pure CBD and no THC is found. Cited on the CBD split; Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| Darul Ifta Birmingham (Moulana Muddasser Dhedhy / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Are frogs halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Not permissible to consume frogs. Sea animals other than fish are forbidden in the cited text. |
| Darul Ifta Birmingham (Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Synthetic Castorium in perfumes (Fatwa ID 01808) |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Permits synthetic castorium in perfume via tabdeel-e-mahiyah. Does not rule on natural beaver castoreum. Not a verified-halal upgrade for the ingredient. |
| Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville (Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara) Usage of products containing cetostearyl alcohol |
A | fatwa | — | Conditional permission dependent on the stearic-acid feedstock. |
| Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband Is oyster halal or haram? (Fatwa 609/104/B=1434) |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Haram to eat oyster and crab; only fish is halal from the sea. Prawn treated as fish via Damiri/Thanavi. Cited on oysters and as a supporting crab cite. Not copied onto scallops. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Alimah Saleha Bukhari Islam) Is Oyster Sauce Halal To Use? (Fatwa ID 06831) |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Names oyster sauce: oysters are not fish, therefore oyster sauce is impermissible to use. Not copied onto vegetarian mock sauce. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Maulana Maruf Ahmed / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Is Soy Sauce Permissible |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Soy sauce is not a blanket yes: permissible if no alcohol, or if alcohol is not from dates or grapes. Cited on soy sauce only. Not copied onto Worcestershire or oyster sauce. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Maulana Muddasser Dhedhy / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Ruling regarding eating lobsters and crayfish |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Lobster inherits prawn ikhtilaf only if classed as a big prawn. Crayfish: some class as fish, others not. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Maulana Nabil Khan / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) What Seafood (other than Fish) is Halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Names crabs, squid, clams and lobster as not-fish and extremely disliked. Cited on clams. Scallops were not named and are not copied. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Maulana Yusuf Khan / Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Are Oysters Halal |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Oysters, crabs etc. are not classified as fish, hence haram. Cited on oysters (and as a supporting crab cite). Not copied onto scallops. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Ruling on vinegar made from wine |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Names the four-school split on converting wine to vinegar. Filed on the wine-vinegar record as a school grid. Classification stays verified-haram — locked rows are never auto-upgraded. |
| Darul Iftaa Birmingham (Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah) Are Scallops Halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Names scallop: similar to oyster, not fish, not permitted to eat. Buying and selling allowed because other schools disagree. Cited on scallops only. Cockles were not named and were not copied. |
| Darul Iftaa Chicago (Hanafi) Is Vanilla Extract Halal? The Islamic Ruling on Alcohol in Foods |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Hanafi criteria for non-grape/date alcohol: not consumed directly, does not intoxicate, serves a legitimate purpose, not a hallmark of sinful products. |
| Darul Iftaa Chicago (Hanafi) The Islamic Ruling on Gelatin in Medicine Capsules |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Bovine zabiha permissible; bones of non-zabiha permissible; pork or soft tissue of non-zabiha not permissible. |
| Darul Iftaa Leicester (Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari) Is Catfish Halal |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi, addressing all four schools. Catfish is a fish, lawful in Hanafi as well as Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali. Cited on the catfish row only. |
| Darul Iftaa Leicester (Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam) The Ruling on Prawns in the Hanafi School |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Permits prawns as fish by Arabic usage, with a note that abstaining is advisable. Cited alongside Ask Imam; Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah Lusaka (Mufti Muhammad I.V Patel / Mufti Nabeel Valli) Is Khat/Qat Halaal to consume |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Khat/qat/miraa treated as an intoxicant (cathinone/cathine); not permissible. |
| Darul Uloom Trinidad and Tobago (Mufti Waseem Khan) The Usage of Cannabis |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Treats cannabis oil extract under tadaawi bil haram: only with darura, no alternative, Muslim doctor. Cited against the Birmingham/FatwaCentre permission; Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| EFSA Sweeteners topic page |
A | food-safety regulator | 2026-10-17 | Used to discover authorised codes (E960a/c/d). Never a fatwa. |
| European Commission Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/440 — carbomer (E 1210) |
A | food-safety regulator (identity only) | — | Authorises carbomer E 1210 in food supplements. Identity and function only. Not a fatwa. Applies in the EU and Northern Ireland; the 25 Jun 2026 FSA GB list does not print E 1210. |
| European Commission Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 — fragrance allergens, citral |
A | cosmetics regulator (identity only) | — | Annex III labelling identity for citral. Not a fatwa. |
| European Commission Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety SCCS Scientific Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (nano), Submission IV |
A | scientific committee (identity and consumer safety, not a fatwa) | — | Oral-care safety opinion on nano-hydroxyapatite in toothpaste and mouthwash. Not a halal ruling. Not a product certificate. |
| FatwaCentre (Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera / Mufti Zubair Patel) Permissibility of Krill Oil |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Analogises krill to prawns and permits the oil. |
| FatwaCentre (Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera / Mufti Zubair Patel) Crickets Used in Protein Powder |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Land insects unlawful except locusts. Cricket powder unlawful. Not copied onto every insect colour. |
| FatwaCentre (Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera / Mufti Zubair Patel) CBD oil and flower |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Not impermissible if CBD without THC has no intoxicating effects and is not harmful. |
| Health Canada Safety assessment of phosphatidylserine (soy) as a supplemental ingredient |
A | food regulator (identity of route, not a fatwa) | — | Describes soy enzymatic PS versus bovine and fish PS. Not a halal ruling. |
| Heliyon (Elsevier) — Herdiana et al., 2023 Towards halal pharmaceutical: Exploring alternatives to animal-based ingredients |
A | peer-reviewed literature | — | Peer-reviewed review of animal-derived excipients including magnesium stearate. |
| IFANCA Shopper's Guide |
A | certifier shopper guide | — | 2005 guide; not comprehensive. |
| IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) Halal Shopper's Quick Reference Guide |
A | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Lists mashbooh (doubtful) ingredients by product; states the >0.1% alcohol avoidance rule. |
| IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) Halal Shopper's Guide to Ingredients |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Categorises ingredients as HARAM/AVOID or INVESTIGATE FURTHER. Table listing; the category definition is prose. |
| IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) Lactose: Not Just in Milk |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Distinguishes membrane-filtration lactose (halal) from whey-recovered lactose (enzyme-dependent). |
| IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) Halal Happenings Summer 2007 — Mail Bag on Shellac (E904) |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | 2007 mail-bag response to SANHA. Treats lac-insect secretion like honey. Does not settle schools that reject insect resin. Not a product certificate. |
| IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) Is Yellow No. 5 halal? |
A | certifier FAQ | 2026-10-17 | Opened 2026-10-04. Pure numbered dyes called halal; finished foods may mix the dye with doubtful carriers. Not a product certificate. |
| International Islamic Fiqh Academy (OIC) Transmutation and Dilution of Additives in Food and Medication (Resolution No. 210) |
A | scholarly resolution | 2026-10-17 | OIC fiqh academy resolution addressing food/medicine additives, porcine-derived materials, enzymes, rennet, insulin, heparin and heart valves. |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(11), 2024 Chicken Feathers Utilization as Halal Consumer Goods in Al-Syafi'i Fiqh Discourse |
A | peer-reviewed literature | — | Shafi'i fiqh analysis of feather/wool-derived materials. |
| Islam Question & Answer (Shaykh Abd-Allah ibn Jibreen) Eating frogs’ legs |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Frogs and parts of their bodies are haram as revolting/unclean. |
| Islam Question & Answer (islamqa.info) Is Wine Vinegar Halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Documents consensus that wine which turns to vinegar by itself is permissible, and a school split on deliberate conversion. Logged against the wine-vinegar file; not used to auto-upgrade the verified-haram row. |
| Islam Question & Answer (islamqa.info) Is Blood Najis? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Flowing blood is impure according to scholarly consensus. Used on black pudding / blood sausage, not copied onto residual blood in grilled meat. |
| Islam Question & Answer (islamqa.info) Is All Seafood Halal? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | All kinds of food from the sea are permissible, with named exceptions (crocodile, frog). Used as the non-Hanafi seafood position on calamari/octopus/mussels, and as one crocodile position. Not copied into blank school cells. |
| Islam Question & Answer (islamqa.info) Pure and impure animals |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Notes a difference of scholarly opinion on eating crocodiles. Cited with 1919 on the crocodile row. Muttoo does not pick a winner. |
| IslamQA.info Is Vanilla Extract Halal? (answer 177030) |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Cites the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences and Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin. |
| IslamQA.info Is Gelatin Halal? (answer 219137) |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Gelatin from pig skin or impure substances not permissible, especially where alternatives exist. |
| IslamicPortal (Hanafi) Gelatine Capsules |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Non-halal gelatine default prohibited (no complete transformation); necessity dispensation via a competent God-fearing doctor. |
| IslamicPortal (Shaykh Yusuf Shabbir) CBD Oil and THC Oil |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Permits CBD oil for medicinal purposes when THC is within the legal trace; THC itself is not permitted. |
| JAKIM (Halal Malaysia) Portal Halal Malaysia / MYeHALAL |
A | national certifier portal | 2026-10-17 | Malaysian government certifier. Product verification and recognised foreign bodies. Not a blanket E-number table. |
| Jabatan Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan (Mufti of Federal Territories, Malaysia) Irsyad al-Fatwa Series 124: The ruling of growing kratom (ketum) for medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Federal Territories, 1 Aug 2016. Planting prohibited. Analogises ketum to intoxicants. Cited on kratom only. Not stretched into verified-haram. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Please get to Know Umami, the Product That Produces Taste Umami and Its Halal Aspect |
A | halal certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | LPPOM MUI guidance on IMP/GMP ribonucleotides, microbial growth media, peptone and purification materials. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) What Is The Critical Point Of The Viral Snack, Latiao? |
A | halal certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | LPPOM MUI guidance on microbial flavour enhancers, peptone, ion-exchange resins and gelatin. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Is Maltodextrin Halal? |
A | halal certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | LPPOM MUI guidance on plant-starch maltodextrin, enzyme sources, fermentation media and activated-carbon refining. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Ice Cream, from Health to the Tipping Point of Halalness |
A | halal certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | LPPOM MUI guidance identifying milk fat and common ice-cream ingredients as halal critical points. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Exploring the Critical Point of Hyaluronic Acid: The Long Path to Halal Skincare |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Enumerates halal-critical points of fermentation-derived HA. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Mengenal Kolagen dan Gelatin (Understanding Collagen and Gelatin) |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Indonesian-language. Treats collagen as an inherently animal protein. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Mengenal Titik Kritis Keharaman Tahu (Critical Points of Tofu) |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Indonesian-language. Rules on coagulants used in tofu. |
| LPPOM MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Apa Saja Titik Kritis Kehalalan Kosmetika? (Halal Critical Points in Cosmetics) |
A | primary certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Indonesian-language. Treats fragrance materials as fatty-acid derivatives of plant or animal origin. |
| MUIS (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura) MUIS Halal |
A | national certifier portal | 2026-10-17 | Singapore government certifier. HCC v4.1 (2026) and foreign-body recognition. |
| Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS Fatwa Committee) Fatwa on cultivated meat (3 February 2024) |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Singapore Fatwa Committee: generally halal if cell source is a halal species, every ingredient is halal, and the product is clean. Brand SKUs are not classified. |
| Office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Ingredients and preservatives in food products |
A | scholarly ruling | 2026-10-17 | Shia scholarly guidance on common food ingredients, including casein and pepsin, with source and transformation conditions. |
| SeekersGuidance (Shafiʿi fiqh) Permissibility of Oysters and Mussels |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Shafiʿi. Aquatic game including oysters, mussels, crabs, lobster and crayfish is lawful if they cannot live permanently on land. |
| SeekersGuidance (Shaykh Faraz Rabbani) Is Lobster Permissible According to the Hanafi School? |
A | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi. Lobster and crab were not considered fish by the Arabs. Cited on lobster and crab only. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E962 Salt of Aspartame-Acesulfame |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E491 Sorbitan Monostearate |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E433 Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E955 Sucralose |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. Health code is not a shariah condition. Not a brand certificate. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E967 Xylitol |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. Source line says synthetic from plant xylose or xylan (page spells sythetic). Health code is not a shariah condition. Not a brand certificate. Not used to upgrade the Muttoo label. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E950 Acesulfame K |
A | primary certifier ruling | — | Per-E-number status table entry. Status Halaal, source synthetic chemical. Health code is red and is not a shariah condition. Not a brand certificate. Not used to upgrade the Muttoo label. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E951 Aspartame |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-number status table entry. Status Halaal, source synthetic chemical. Health code is not a shariah condition. Not a brand certificate. Not used to upgrade or relabel the Muttoo row. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E1201 Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
A | primary certifier ruling | — | Quote taken from the 2024-06-13 archive. Live sanha.org.za did not resolve on 2026-10-04. Status Halaal, source synthetic chemical. Not used to upgrade the Muttoo row. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E228 Potassium Hydrogen Sulphite |
A | primary certifier ruling | 2026-10-17 | Opened live 2026-10-05 (HTTP 200). Status Halaal, source synthetic chemical. Health code red is not a shariah condition. Not a pack certificate. Not used to upgrade the Muttoo label. |
| UK Food Standards Agency Approved additives and E numbers |
A | food-safety regulator | 2026-10-17 | UK E-number universe. Discovery only. |
| UK Food Standards Agency Approved additives and E numbers — E243 Ethyl lauroyl arginate |
A | food-safety regulator | — | Identity of E243 on the GB authorised list. Not a fatwa. Classification of the additive is source-dependent because of ethanol in the synthesis. |
| UK Food Standards Agency Approved additives and E numbers — E499 Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols |
A | food-safety regulator | — | Identity of E499 on the GB authorised list. Not a fatwa. No named certifier class ruling, so the row stays insufficient-evidence. |
| UK Food Standards Agency Approved additives and E numbers (25 June 2026) |
A | food-safety regulator (identity only) | — | GB/NI additive identity list. Not a fatwa. E960b is listed separately from E960a. |
| American Halal Foundation Halal Certification Requirements & Process for Cosmetics |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | AHF cosmetics certification guidance on animal-derived ingredient sourcing and halal slaughter documentation. |
| American Halal Foundation Halal Ingredients: Low, Medium & High Risk Matrix |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | AHF risk matrix for halal supply-chain review; used here only for the ingredient-specific risk text quoted. |
| American Halal Foundation Are Emulsifiers Halal? Understanding Food Additives |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | E471 plant vs animal; soy/sunflower lecithin generally halal; ethanol solvents may affect status. |
| American Halal Foundation A Comprehensive Guide to Halal and Haram Ingredients |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Ingredient list aligned with 'Islamic Dietary Laws and Practices' (Hussaini). Pepsin, lipase, rennet, whey, gelatin positions. |
| American Halal Foundation Halal and haram ingredients list |
B | certifier educational guidance | 2026-10-17 | US halal certifier's named-ingredient reference list, including meat/slaughter-condition entries. |
| American Halal Foundation Are Cell-Cultured (Lab-Grown) Meats Halal? An Authoritative Guide |
B | certifier guidance | — | AHF: most current products take cells from live animals and fail the slaughter-anchor condition. Cited on cultured meat only. |
| Ask the Sheikh (Sheikh Mansour Leghaei) Is krill or krill oil halal (permissible) to eat? |
B | scholarly ruling | — | Jaʿfari-adjacent. Permissibility hangs on whether krill is shrimp, not merely similar. |
| Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) List of halal and haram food ingredients |
B | certifier / community organization guidance | 2026-10-17 | Named-ingredient halal/haram/source-dependent list published by a Chicago-area Islamic organizations council. |
| Department of Halal Certification EU Halal Food Guidelines |
B | halal certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | Certifier guidance on prohibited sources and common food ingredients/additives. |
| Halal Authority India Food ingredient numbers (E-codes) reference |
B | certifier reference table | 2026-10-17 | Additive table used by halal certifiers across South Asia. Basis for the plain E-number records. |
| Halal Food Authority (UK) Halal Food Authority |
B | primary certifier | 2026-10-17 | UK certifier for meat and retail marks. |
| Halal Monitoring Committee (UK) Halal Monitoring Committee |
B | primary certifier | 2026-10-17 | UK certifier. Often stricter on stunning. Show both when they disagree with HFA. |
| HalalMed Gelatin in Medicines |
B | specialist medical-fiqh resource | 2026-10-17 | Four-school comparison table for gelatin sources; medical necessity (darurah) conditions. |
| HalalMed Medicine excipient halal status notes |
B | certifier educational guidance | 2026-10-17 | Pharmaceutical excipient-focused halal guidance site, per-excipient notes including animal-source flags. |
| ISA (Islamic Services of America) Know Your Ingredients: Halal Food Science 101 and E-Codes |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | E422 haram if from pork or non-halal-certified meat sources. |
| Mathabah (Shaykh Yusuf Badat) Wine Vinegar |
B | scholarly ruling | — | Hanafi-leaning. Permits vinegar made from wine by tabdīl al-māhiyah. Logged; not used to auto-upgrade verified-haram wine vinegar. |
| MuslimMed (Islamic guidance on contemporary healthcare) Vitamin D |
B | specialist medical-fiqh resource | 2026-10-17 | Sheep wool is pure; lanolin-derived vitamin D permissible, provided the product is free of impurities. |
| SeekersGuidance When Are Drugs Considered Forbidden? |
B | scholarly ruling | — | States marijuana is absolutely forbidden as a mind-altering intoxicant. Used on the THC row, not copied onto CBD. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E442 Emulsifier YN |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | SANHA E-number reference entry identifying E442 as halaal and synthetic chemical. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) Scallops |
B | certifier ruling | — | Names scallops, calamari, crabs, crayfish and lobster as not permitted for Hanafis. Reports Shafiʿi: all seafood permissible except frogs, turtles, crocodiles. Cited on scallops. Not a class ruling on unnamed bivalves. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E904 (Shellac) |
B | certifier guidance | — | SANHA E-number page lists E904 shellac as Halaal and names the source as resin of lac insect. Not a factory certificate. Does not collapse the scholarly disagreement. |
| South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA) E553(b) (Talc) |
B | certifier guidance | 2026-10-17 | SANHA lists E553(b) talc as Halaal, source mineral. Not a factory certificate. Not inherited from E553 magnesium silicate. |
| Toronto Public Health Guide to Understanding Halal Foods |
B | public-health dietary guidance | 2026-10-17 | Public-health guide explaining halal food-service choices and ingredient pitfalls; not a product certification. |
| EcodeHalalCheck E-code halal lookup database |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | Per-E-code halal/haram/doubtful lookup tool with short rationale per code. |
| HalalCodeCheck Haram E-Numbers to Avoid: The Complete Reference List |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Surveys positions of HMC, HFA, JAKIM and MUI plus Sunni fatwa sources. Secondary aggregator; positions attributed as surveyed by HalalCodeCheck. |
| HalalCodeCheck Mushbooh Meaning in Islam: Doubtful, Not Haram |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Definition of mushbooh and per-source status logic. |
| HalalCodeCheck Halal Supplements Complete Guide: Vitamins, Protein, Collagen & Fish Oil |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Label-reading table for supplement capsules and powders. |
| HalalCodeCheck INS number database |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | INS/E-number database with condition notes (e.g. solvent-dependent, plant-derived). |
| HalalCodeCheck Is Creatine Halal? Pork-Derived vs Synthetic |
C | secondary aggregator | — | Secondary. Not a basis for verified-halal. |
| HalalExpo Ingredient checker |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | Consumer ingredient checker covering additives and named ingredients with short explanations. |
| HalalExpo Halal Vitamins Guide 2026 |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Capsule-label guidance: assume porcine unless HPMC, vegetable capsule, or halal-certified bovine gelatin. |
| HalalExpo (Editorial Team) Halal E-Numbers 2026: Which Food Additives Are Haram? |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Published 2026-04-04. Names four always-haram E-numbers and certifier ethanol thresholds. |
| HalalScannerAI E-codes reference |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | App-linked E-code reference pages with short per-additive notes. |
| MuslimConsumerGroup (via World of Islam mirror) Food Ingredients Numbers (E-numbers) |
C | secondary reference | 2026-10-17 | Per-additive source conditions. Basis for several conditional rulings in the Halal Authority India table. |
| Muttoo catalogue desk Methodology — evidence grades |
C | editorial note | — | Used only on insufficient-evidence stubs that have no A/B quote yet. Never a basis for verified-halal or verified-haram. |
| RxHalal Ingredient database (pharmaceutical & food excipients) |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | Pharmaceutical and food excipient database focused on medicines/supplements, includes synthesis route notes. |
| World of Islam Halal, haram and mushbooh ingredients list |
C | secondary aggregator | 2026-10-17 | Long-standing community-maintained named-ingredient list grouped by halal/haram/mushbooh. |
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