Question
Soya sauce is made by a process if fermentation. The end product contains 3% alcohol. But the sauce does not intoxicate. This kind of alcohol does not intoxicate. Is Soya sauce halaal?
Answer
Regardless of the sauce not intoxicating, it is haraam. A substance which is not intoxicating will not be alcohol. A fundamental property of all alcohols is the intoxicating attribute. However, due to the small quantity the sauce will not be intoxicating nevertheless, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has prohibited even a small quantity of a substances which intoxicates when consumed in a large quantity notwithstanding the non-intoxicating effect of a small quantity.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 06
- PDF page
- 5
Appears under SOYA SAUCE.