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    Question ID: 7388Country: United Kingdom

    Title: It has been on the news that some UK retailers use sludge, human waste, as fertiliser on their fruits and vegetable. My question is; would it be permissible to consume such products? Should we refrain from eating them?

    Question: Assalamu Alaikum It has been on the news that some UK retailers use sludge, human waste, as fertiliser on their fruits and vegetable. My question is; would it be permissible to consume such products? Should we refrain from eating them? Jazakallahukhairan Wassalam

    Answer ID: 7388

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1144/983=L/1429)

     

    It is allowed to eat such fruits and vegetables which were grown by sludge and human waste as fertiliser:

    الزروع المسقیۃ بالنجاسات لاتحرم و لاتکرہ عبد اکثر الفقھاء (الشامی 9/492)

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India