Is It Permissible to Eat Steak Cooked Rare?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

Does it matter how meat is cooked for it to be permissible to eat? I’m am asking regarding how long it is cooked and how hot, for instance for steaks they range between rare and well done. Of course this is under the assumption that the meat was slaughtered properly.

Answer

It is permissible to eat halal meat cooked to any level of doneness as long as one does not fear becoming ill. A rare steak would be permissible. I have read that when the steak reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, the salmonella bacteria is killed. Please see these answers as well:

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[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad 
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied Aqidah, Fiqh, Tajweed, Tafseer, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied Fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She recently moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.