Is Fine Bone China Dinnerware Permissible To Use?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I wanted to know what the ruling is on using dinnerware that is made of fine bone china. I am not sure what animal bones are used and if it was slaughtered in a halal manner. The majority of the dinnerware is from the West.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health.
It is not necessary for the bones of an animal to come from an animal that was slaughtered in a halal manner. According to the Hanafi school, the method of slaughter does not affect the status of the bones, which are always considered pure.
Imam Marghinani (Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Hidaya: The hair of unslaughtered animals and their bones are ritually pure because they are not considered to be characterized by life. [Marghinani, al-Hidaya; Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
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May Allah (Most High) give you ease and relief from the illness.
I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. He lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
