charcoal

Prayer Request:

Dear Molana Hisham assalamualaikum. Is eating charcoal haram? I have heard about not cleaning with it but a lot of people use it in cosmetics and it has lots of benefits in detox. Can you eat it to detoxify oneself?

Answer:

As-salamu ‘Alaykum,

Muslim jurists have identified four grounds of haram in foodstuffs: manifest harm, intoxication, filth, and encroachment on the rights of others. Harmful substances are included in this category such as eating mud, charcoal, harmful plants and animals. We can state that the Maliki and Hanbali schools of Islamic Law have held that some quantities of it may be used in medicine and treatment of disease if it is dharurah, necessity.

Imam Senad Agić

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