Is the "K" for Kosher...

[Hasinah]

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I was wondering are foods hala that say "K" on it, and what exactly does Kosher stand for...? Is it hala or is it maqroo...? Another concern was what if the container says "K" on it then on the ingredients panel it says 'gelatin" does it mean its halal, ? Im confused please do let me know...

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Jazakallah for your question. All foods that say 'k' on them in my knowledge are not halaal, as foods that are halaal, should either have:


1) Halal ingredients

2) State clearly, that the product, or the food is halaal.

3) Contain a 'V' sign in the U.K., and anywhere else, which signifies that the ingredients contained are of a halaal nature.


I did not even know until this day, that there did exist, brands of food that contain the letter 'K' for kosher. What I do know, is that if kosher foods are of a vegetarian nature, then they are halaal. If they contain meat, then regardless of whether they are 'kosher' or not, they will be haraam.


Once we know that a food that is not halaal, that it is haraam, then the question of it being makruh, or mubah etc. is out of the question, as once a product is haraam, it shall remain haraam.


Again, if on the container, it says 'k', and then in the ingredients it carries gelatine, then the gelatine is something which the Muslims keep away from, and do not consume or sell, therefore, regardless of the 'k' sign, it will still be haraam.


What must be remembered, is that anything which has vegetarian ingredients, or has a halaal sign, or a sign that signifies that the product is a vegetarian product, for example, the 'V' sign in the U.K.,or anywhere else in the world, or the 'K' sign, signifying that the product is vegetarian (but without gelatine), will be consumable, and can be eaten.


The 'K', on foods or goods that can be found in supermarkets, does somewhat relate to the fact that they are 'kosher' foods.


This is the equivelant, of what the Jewish call halaal, yet this may not be the case, if the the goods contain ingredients like gelatine, glycerine, animal fats, E471 etc.

The only difference between, what is halaal, and what is 'kosher' is that halaal foods will be vegetarian, as will some of the 'kosher' products, yet the halal which are the meats for example will have the name of Allah recited on them, as 'kosher' meats may not. Therefore this difference of meats, even if they are 'kosher', will still not be consumable as halal, as they will not have the name of Allah the Almighty, recited upon them, at the time of making them halal. Therefore we should stay away from meats that are 'kosher', as theyare not halaal.


If a person is in doubt as to whether a product is halaal or haraam, then the person must refrain from purchase or consumption of this product, as it may lead him to believe it is halaal, when in reality it could be haraam.


May Allah give us what is halaal from His sustenance, and keep us away from what is haraam.


Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi