{"_id":"6a0b3597acdeebe4cb649fba","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Must bovine gelatin be specifically labeled halal to be permissible to consume?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I understand that bovine gelatin is impermissible to consume unless it is specifically labeled as halal. Is that true?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Actually, the opposite. Gelatin is halal to consume unless we know for sure that it is from a haram source.\\n\\nThis is based on the following Shafi legal principle:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"مَا غَلَبَتْ النَّجَاسَةُ فِي نَوْعِهِ وَلَمْ تُعْلَمْ فِيهِ بِعَيْنِهِ يُحْكَمُ بِطَهَارَتِهِ عَمَلًا بِالْأَصْلِ\"},{\"attributes\":{\"align\":\"right\"},\"insert\":\"\\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\\nFor more information on this principle, please read: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/676f0b27fe273d57f16f52ec\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/676f0b27fe273d57f16f52ec\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"686c107670ab60b0bad7e1f1","tag":"Food: Halal & Haram","count":27}],"createdOn":"2026-05-18T15:51:51.804Z"}