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Am I allowed to drink a juice made from dried insects, for medicinal purposes?

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Answered byMln Siraaj Girie

Am I allowed to drink a juice made from dried insects, for medicinal purposes?

With reference to your query, please be informed as follows:

  1. Consumption of Insects is generally regarded as impermissible, grasshoppers are an exception to this. [Nawawī, Majmūʿ]
  2. However, as a rule, consuming anything impermissible, may be regarded as permissible when considering the following:
    1. When consumed in extenuating circumstances, such as extreme famine [Nawawī, Majmūʿ];
    2. For medicinal purposes, while alternative [permissible] medication is not at one’s disposal. [Nawawī, Majmūʿ]
  3. As such, drinking juice from dried insects is only regarded as permissible, when there is no medication that is equally or more effective at one’s disposal.

 

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