Mistakenly consumed a Haram ingredient
| Fatwa #2126 | Category: Food & Drink | Country: Zambia | Date: 21st September 2026 |
| Fatwa #2126 | Date: 21st September 2026 |
| Category: Food & Drink | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Hope mufti saheb is well.
Yesterday I mistakenly ate TicTac sweets that were NOT halal due to the presence of Carmine.
I ate a few and the thought came to mind to check the ingredients and I saw Carmins written. I contacted ZAMHA and they confirmed that it is not halal. I have thrown the TicTac since.
Please advise whether I will be sinful if ate them unknowingly. Will my ibadat be accepted? What are the actions I should perform to seek the forgiveness of Allah Ta’ala?
JazakAllahu Khairan.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Make sincere tawbah for the oversight on your part. Make it a habit to check ingredients before consuming. There is no better way to make up for our actions than to increase in good deeds. Almighty Allah says,
إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ (هود: 114)
Translation: “Verily, good deeds annul evil deeds. This is a reminder for the mindful.”
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia