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    Question ID: 45772Country: India

    Title: Halal or Haram

    Question: 1. Is hing (asafoetida) halal for us? 2. When does the Ishraq time end?

    Answer ID: 45772

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1496/1496/M=12/1434) (1) Hing (asafoetida) is lawful, it is used in meals as well as in medicines, but an excess quantity of it may cause death. (2) The time of Ishraq is till midday, but it is better to perform it in early hours. (Ahsanul Fatawa Vol. 3, p 467)

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India