Question Summary:
Kefir Milk

Question Detail:

I would like to know if drinking kefir  is halaal. It seems that the prophet Muhammad AS provided the grains to a particular people. I could not find any authentic narations. None the less there is an amount of alcohol that develops during the fermentation of .01% to 3%. Please provide detailed explanation. Jazakullahu khayran.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Kefir milk is halal.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.