{"_id":"676f0b27fe273d57f16f52ec","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is wine vinegar permissible according to the Shafi'i school?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is wine vinegar permissible according to the Shafi'i school?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"In the Shafi’i and Hanbali schools, as well as a narration from Imam Malik, adding an external catalyst during fermentation is considered impermissible. However, Imam Abu Hanifa and other early scholars allowed the use of catalysts. Therefore, if something was added to the wine in order to turn it into vinegar, it would not be permissible to consume. Due to the variability in modern vinegar production, confirming whether additional agents were used can be difficult. When unsure, one may rely on the general presumption of purity. This principle also applies to items like cheese, where uncertainty exists about the type of rennet used, even if the country of origin commonly uses non-halal rennet. This is based on the following Shafi legal principle:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"align\":\"right\"},\"insert\":\"مَا غَلَبَتْ النَّجَاسَةُ فِي نَوْعِهِ وَلَمْ تُعْلَمْ فِيهِ بِعَيْنِهِ يُحْكَمُ بِطَهَارَتِهِ عَمَلًا بِالْأَصْلِ\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"If impurity predominates in its kind but is not known specifically in an individual case, it is judged to be pure based on the original presumption.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nAllah knows best.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff90b76658b4c232aa0","tag":"Knowledge: Madhabs","count":65},{"_id":"66eee29e1f48e0edb8c47f9e","tag":"Food: Alcohol","count":34}],"createdOn":"2024-12-27T20:16:39.792Z"}