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Origin class: insect (stated); supplement function: coating. status_condition: Minority istihalah/honey analogy view permits; mainstream ruling and JAKIM HMC HFA exclude from halal-certified products. Madhhab note: Minority allows by istihalah/honey analogy; Darul Iftaa Birmingham Saudi Permanent Committee Al-Azhar Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah rule haram. Aggregation methodology, not scholar-ratified.
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