What is the ruling of Biogas (which is extracted from ‘Najas’) for cooking. is the smoke of the ‘Najas’ is Najas?
Answer:
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
It will be permissible to use biogas for cooking purposes. The gas is only being used as an implement to cook, not as an ingredient in the food itself. The smoke which eminates will not effect the food whatsoever.
الْعُسْرُوَعُمُومُالْبَلْوَى .
وَغُبَارُالسِّرْجِينِوَنَحْوِهِوَقَلِيلُالدُّخَانِأَوْالشَّعْرِالنَّجِسِ،وَمَنْفَذُالْحَيَوَانِ. وَمِنْثَمَّلَايُعْفَىعَنْمَنْفَذِالْآدَمِيّ،لِإِمْكَانِصَوْنِهِعَنْالْمَاءِوَنَحْوِهِ،وَرَوْثِمَانَشْؤُهُفِيالْمَاءِوَالْمَائِع،وَمَافِيجَوْفِالسَّمَكِالصِّغَارِعَلَىوَجْهٍاخْتَارَهُالرُّويَانِيُّ
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Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Dārul Iftā
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah