Answered by: Maulana Imran Mughal
Assalamu Alaykum
I want to know if a face cream/ BB cream which contains allantoin can be used externally? Also, can salah be prayed with it when applied? The product does not specify if the allantoin is animal or plant-based.
Jazakallah
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
Allantoin sourced from the uric acid of urine will be deemed impermissible.[1] Allantoin derived from plants or produce synthetically will be permissible.
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Imran Mughal
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Imam Marghaynani, Al-Hidayah (Karachi: Maktabah Al-Bushra, 2014), 1:132.