Question:
Is shellac Halaal?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Shellac is a resinous secretion of an insect commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industry. It is used as glazes such as confectionary glaze on food products and pharmaceutical glazes on medicine.
The Shellac ingredient used in confectionery, bakery and pharmaceutical products amongst others, is Halaal[1].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Arshad Ali
Darul Iftaa, Jaamia Madinatul Uloom (Trinidad)
[1] http://www.sanha.co.za/a/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2106&Itemid=230