Halal is against the law in the EU, however it is legal in the UK due to an exemption in the law granted to Jews and Muslims. Halal Halal (; "", "permissible"), also spelled hallal or halaal, refers to what is permissible or lawful in traditional Islamic law. It is frequently applied to permissible food and drinks. In the Quran, the word "halal" is contrasted with "haram" (forbidden). In Islamic jurisprudence, this binary opposition was elaborated into a more complex classification known as "the five decisions": mandatory, recommended, neutral, reprehensible, and forbidden. Islamic jurists disagree on whether the term "halal" covers
Haram considered "haram". A similar principle is that the sin of "haram" is not limited to the person who engages in the prohibited activity, but the sin also extends to others who support the person in the activity, whether it be material or moral support. The five categories of الأحكام الخمسة (al-ahkam al-khamsah) or the hierarchy of acts from permitted to non-permitted are: The two types of haram are: The religious term "haram", based on the Quran, is applied to: Linguistically, the root of the term haram [compare Ancient Hebrew "herem", meaning 'devoted to God', 'forbidden for profane use'] is used