Is animal gelatine halaal? The MJC and a number of other Ulama are saying that animal gelatine even from un-Islamically slaughtered animals, even pigs

Answer

Animal gelatine is haraam. As far as the MJC is concerned, never should their word be accepted. The MJC is a totally mercenary organization. It has no understanding of Shar'i principles nor has it any relationship with halaal and haraam in the Shar'i sense. Its objective in life is only to make money, and in this pursuit the MJC has fed the masses haraam meat, carrion chickens and even pork. The MJC operates a 'lucrative' money-making haraam 'halaal' certificate industry. Those who consume meat on the strength of the MJC's certification do so at the peril of destroying their Imaan, for the MJC is a body lacking in entirety in Shar'i scruples. They claw at different Math-habs to eke out a basis for proclaiming haraam maitah 'foods' halaal – 'food' which Islamically is fit for only the shayaateen and vultures. And SANHA is hot in the heels of the MJC.

As far as the other Ulama are concerned – those who say that animal gelatine is halaal because of a metamorphosis – they are extremely short-sighted. They lack depth and they do not understand the meaning of Tabdeel-e-Maahiyat, hence the one Mufti states with ambiguity (in the article you have sent):

"However, if it undergoes a complete change of metamorphosis (Tabdeel-e-Maahiyat), the gelatine will be permissible, i.e. if metamorphosis takes place in pork gelatine or gelatine derived from an animal not slaughtered according to the Shariah, it will be halaal."

This answer is unbecoming of a Mufti. Despite his uncertainly and ambiguity, he ventures to proclaim even pork gelatine halaal. Gelatine is an ingredient which is widely and intensively utilized in industrial food products. But the Mufti says: "if metamorphosis takes place". From this uncertain statement it is clear that the Mufti lacks knowledge regarding gelatine. Either metamorphosis takes place in gelatine manufacture or it does not. If the Mufti is unaware, he should not have given this ambiguous answer thereby opening up the doorway for haraam consumption. If he is 100% convinced that tabdeel-e-maahiyat takes place, then he should state so unequivocally and not sit on the fence with the word 'if' to enable him to jump out of the window if cornered. If he does not know how gelatine is manufactured, then he should state so with clarity and not conceal his unawareness. There is nothing wrong if a Mufti does not know. There are thousands of things about which we all are ignorant. But he must say so and not conceal his unawareness in ambiguity. It is not incumbent for a Mufti to answer every question, whether he knows or not. He utilized the word "if" to open a doorway for even pork gelatine – Walahoula!

Metamorphosis does not take place in gelatine manufacture. Our detailed article in refutation of the metamorphosis view has been published in book form. Just remember that animal gelatine is HARAAM, even the gelatine from Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan or 'Napakistan (the Impure state) is perhaps one of the worst offenders in matters of halaal and haraam. That is not an Islamic state. The meat in that Impure state is haraam, diseased, rotten carrion. Those who visit Napakistan should never commit the mistake of consuming meat there.

Although our booklet on Gelatine answers the arguments of the lhalaalizers of gelatine, we shall, Insha'Allah, publish a further detailed rebuttal of the arguments of the MJC.