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Is glucosamine (shellfish-derived) halal?

active (marine) · ingredient

strict
Doubtful
mainstream
Doubtful
lenient
Doubtful
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Origin class: marine (stated); supplement function: active. status_condition: permissibility depends on madhhab view of crustaceans; corn/fungal-fermented vegetarian glucosamine is HALAL. Madhhab note: Majority (Shafi'i/Maliki/Hanbali) permit all sea creatures incl. crustaceans — glucosamine from shrimp/crab shell is HALAL for them; Hanafi school permits only fish among sea animals — crustacean-shell glucosamine is impermissible for strict Hanafi followers. Aggregation methodology, not scholar-ratified.

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https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1919 — IslamQA

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