We Muslims in Europe buy shoes, belts and other clothing items made of leather which may come from animals…

Question

We Muslims in Europe buy shoes, belts and other clothing items made of leather which may come from animals killed in non-Islamic way. At times such items are imported from Muslim countries or obtained from Muslim abattoirs here (since there are a few Muslim abattoirs in the U.K. for example). Can we consider such leather to be pure (tãhir) in the probability that it might have been imported from Muslim countries or obtained from abattoirs adopting Islamic way of slaughtering, even if such a probability is very weak?

Answer

If the probability is so weak that the opposite is more likely (for example, 2%), it should not even be considered. Otherwise [if the probability is high], there is no problem in considering it to be pure (Tãhir).

Source·Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani·sistani.orgsistani.org

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani · Accepted Answer

If the probability is so weak that the opposite is more likely (for example, 2%), it should not even be considered. Otherwise [if the probability is high], there is no problem in considering it to be pure (Tãhir).

We Muslims in Europe buy shoes, belts and other clothing items made of leather which may come from animals…

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