Question Summary:
Are mayonnaise and butter halal.

Question Detail:

Assalaam alaikum mufti saheb, pls i want to know weather its halal to consume mayonaise and butter?

Answer :

Answer:
 
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
 
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
 
In principal, mayonnaise and butter will be Halal (permissible) to consume as long as they do not contain any Haram (impermissible) ingredients or E-numbers.
 
An E-number that is used in some butters and mayonnaises’ is E441. This is gelatin and is also known as ‘gelfoam’ and ‘puragel’. The ruling for this E-number is that the gelatin from fish and correctly slaughtered (Halal) beef is considered Halal.Gelatin from pork is Haram.[1]
 
Refer to the following websites for further information. www.sanha.co.za and www.muslimconsumergroup.com.
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
 
Saanwalibn Muhammad,
Student DarulIftaa
UK   
 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.