Consuming products with vanilla colouring

Q: Can we eat biscuits and ice cream in which all the ingredients are halal but as a artificial flavouring- vanilla is used? I'm in a confusion because some scholars say vanilla is Haram due to presence of 37% of alcohol in it....and some says that we can't feel the presence of alcohol & in which we does not feel the alcoholic thing we can eat it...what should I do?

A: The hadeeth teaches us to abstain from areas of doubt.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)