Spleen and Other Body Parts of Halal Animals

By Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
Posted: 17 Zul-Qa'dah 1424, 10 January 2004

CHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai


Q.) Is spleen (tilli in Urdu) halal? What about halal animal guts, are they allowed to be eaten? [Habeeb]

A.) 1. Spleen (or Tilli in Urdu) is halal as explicitly mentioned in the hadith. Every part of the halal animal is halal except the following seven parts: a) male genitals, b) female genitals, c) testicles, d) bladder, e) gall-bladder, f) glands, g) spinal marrow. The flowing blood of the animal is also prohibited.

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