☽ HALALRX API

Is this medication halal?

The world's first API for Islamic pharmaceutical compliance. Instant rulings across all 4 madhabs — backed by scholarly citations.

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30+ excipients · 4 madhabs · Scholarly citations · Built by Dr. Zee, MD

Common medications. Real rulings.

Muslims ask us every day. Here are the answers.

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Query real excipient data from our live endpoint. No API key required for this demo.

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Select an excipient to get its halal ruling from the live API.

GET /excipient/{name}
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Before HalalRx
Manual research, contradictory fatwas, hours of uncertainty at the bedside.
"excipient": "gelatin",
"overall_ruling": "mushbooh",
"hanafi": "mushbooh",
"shafii": "mushbooh",
"confidence": 0.95,
"citation": "Mufti Taqi Usmani"
1.8 billion Muslims. No reliable tool to verify medications.
Until now.

One excipient, four scholarly perspectives

Click any cell to see the full reasoning and scholarly citation for that ruling.

Excipient Hanafi Shafi'i Maliki Hanbali
IFANCA Ruling 2019 · Mufti Taqi Usmani — Daruliftaa.com · OIC Fiqh Academy Resolution · IslamQA Fatwa #134690 · Darul Uloom Deoband · Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah · Al-Majmu by Imam al-Nawawi · Quran 2:173 · Hadith — Tirmidhi 2518 · IFANCA Ruling 2019 · Mufti Taqi Usmani — Daruliftaa.com · OIC Fiqh Academy Resolution · IslamQA Fatwa #134690 · Darul Uloom Deoband · Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah · Al-Majmu by Imam al-Nawawi · Quran 2:173 · Hadith — Tirmidhi 2518 · IFANCA Ruling 2019 · Mufti Taqi Usmani — Daruliftaa.com · OIC Fiqh Academy Resolution · IslamQA Fatwa #134690 · Darul Uloom Deoband · Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah · Al-Majmu by Imam al-Nawawi · Quran 2:173 · Hadith — Tirmidhi 2518 · IFANCA Ruling 2019 · Mufti Taqi Usmani — Daruliftaa.com · OIC Fiqh Academy Resolution · IslamQA Fatwa #134690 · Darul Uloom Deoband · Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah · Al-Majmu by Imam al-Nawawi · Quran 2:173 · Hadith — Tirmidhi 2518 ·

What do these terms mean?

Every ruling in HalalRx follows established Islamic jurisprudence. Here's what each status means for your users.

✅ HALAL
Permissible

The medication contains no haram ingredients according to the specified madhab. Safe to use. All known excipients are from permissible sources.

❌ HARAM
Impermissible

Contains a clearly forbidden ingredient (e.g. porcine gelatin). However, the principle of darura (necessity) applies — if no halal alternative exists and the medication is medically necessary, all four madhabs permit its use.

⚠️ MUSHBOOH
Doubtful / Uncertain

The source of one or more ingredients cannot be verified as halal or haram. Islamic principle: "Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt." (Hadith — Tirmidhi 2518). Avoid when a confirmed halal alternative exists.

🔬 DARURA
Medical Necessity Override

When a haram-containing medication is the only available treatment for a serious condition, all four madhabs permit its use. This override is noted in every haram ruling. Always consult a qualified Islamic scholar for personal decisions.

⚠️ Formulation matters

The same drug can be halal in one form and haram in another. Vitamin D3 in a softgel capsule is typically haram (porcine gelatin), but Vitamin D3 in tablet form is halal. Amoxicillin capsules are typically haram; some manufacturers (e.g. Noor Vitamins) offer halal-certified versions. Always check the specific product and manufacturer. Brand-level halal certification database — coming in v2.

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"I've been asked 'is this medication halal?' hundreds of times at the bedside. There was no reliable answer. I built one."

Dr. Zee, MD
Board-Certified Hospitalist · Practicing Muslim
ABFM Certified 1500+ inpatient encounters Published Researcher

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