Are Pickles Halal? Here’s What You Need To Know

Are pickles halal? Pickles are a beloved snack and condiment, enjoyed by people all over the world. They add a tangy, crunchy twist to sandwiches, burgers, and other dishes.

For those who follow a halal diet, it is important to know whether or not pickles are considered halal.

In this blog, we will examine the ingredients and production processes commonly used in pickle-making to determine if they meet the requirements of halal dietary laws.

Are Pickles Halal?

Yes, Pickles are halal-friendly. The basic ingredients used in making pickles are cucumbers, brine or vinegar, and a few flavouring and preservative agents. Based on the basic description of a halal lifestyle, none of these ingredients is sourced from animals, making pickles 100% halal-friendly.

Why Is Pickles Halal?

The general principle with regard to foods is that they are permissible, and nothing is disallowed except that for which there is evidence that it is haraam and should not be eaten.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 145:

Say, “I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine – for indeed, it is impure – or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah.

But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.”

Provided the ingredients used to make the pickle are not specifically declared haraam by Allah and His Messenger (saws), that pickle would be absolutely lawful for the believers to consume as food.

There are hardly any doubts on whether the ingredients used in making pickles are halal but the problem is the use of yeast in these pickles.

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According to IslamQA, If the amount of yeast in the pickles is very little, and it has dissolved in them, so that it does not have the effect of causing intoxication or languor, there is nothing wrong with using yeast in them, and eating these pickles.

But if the yeast has a lasting effect on them, such that if the one who ate a lot of these pickles would become intoxicated or tired, it is haraam to use the yeast in them, or to eat anything to which yeast has been added in this way.

Thus it become clear that pickles made from permitted foods are permissible.

It should be noted that the vinegar which is put with these products or that is produced by pickling these materials, comes under the heading of drinks that are originally permissible,

And is a type of food that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) ate and praised, saying, “What a good condiment is vinegar.” [Narrated by Muslim, 2051].