“With regard to the cheese made with their (some of the kafir Batini groups’) rennet, there are two well-known scholarly opinions, as is the case with the rennet from animals slaughtered by the Zoroastrians and Christians, and rennet from dead animals, of whom it is said that they do not slaughter their animals properly.
“It is more likely that their (the Zoroastrians’) cheese is halal, and that the rennet and milk of dead animals is tahir (pure).” The rennet becomes impure by virtue of the animal’s death, and it is not possible to remove that impurity from it. “Forbidden to you for food) are: al-maytatah (dead animals – cattle-beasts not slaughtered).” Surah al-Maidah 5:3 They base this ruling on the verse (interpretation of the meaning): This is according to the Hanafis, Malikis, Shafi’is and Hanbalis.Īs regards eating rennet taken from an animal that dies naturally, or that was not slaughtered in accordance with Shari’ah, according to the apparent meaning of the opinions reported from the majority of scholars among the Malikis, Shafi’is and Hanbalis, it is impure (najis) and should not be eaten.
Rennet is extracted by the stomach of a calf or any other animal.Īccording to IslamQA, the Islamic ruling concerning rennet is that if it is taken from an animal that has been slaughtered according to Shari’ah, then it is pure (tahir) and can be eaten. Animal enzymes which are also known as animal rennet, is an an enzyme the food industry uses to prepare cheese by curdling milk.
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