Quotes from Deccan Herald, February 03, 2024
Lab-grown meat can be consumed by Muslims in Singapore as long as the cells are sourced from halal animals and no non-halal ingredients are added in the final product.
According to a report by TODAY newspaper on Saturday, the Mufti of Singapore, Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, explained that this decision shows how fatwa research has to adapt to new developments in technology and society.
On Friday, he delivered a talk to inaugurate a global event on Fatwa in Modern Contexts that lasted for two days.
Fatwas are Islamic legal opinions that help Muslims follow their faith in different aspects of life and are issued by a competent religious authority called a mufti based on Islamic jurisprudence.
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