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Food and Beverages The Majlis Vol 20 No 05, p.5

A shampoo contains a horse-tail. Is it permissible to use this shampoo?

Question

A shampoo contains a horse-tail. Is it permissible to use this shampoo?

Answer

Since the horses are killed in un-Islamic ways, their meat products, fat, etc. are haraam. This ingredient in shampoo makes it haraam. Besides horse tail, these shampoos contain other haraam ingredients as well such as alcohol.

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