ask_is_it_halal

Ask any 'is it halal' question. Covers money (savings, credit cards, mortgages, BNPL, insurance, pensions, trading), crypto, medicine, food and drink, and everyday life (music, dogs, tattoos, nail polish, smoking, games, photos, jobs). Returns the verdict, the main scholarly views and halal alternatives. Also recognises single ingredients and E-numbers.

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Argument	Type	Description
q*	string	The question in plain words, for example 'Is a credit card halal?'

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The question in plain words, for example 'Is a credit card halal?'"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

check_crypto

Is this cryptocurrency halal? Classifies a coin by what it does (lending, gambling, meme, stablecoin, staking, general-purpose) and gives the scholarly views on crypto and on how it's used.

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Argument	Type	Description
coin*	string	Coin name or symbol, for example bitcoin, ETH, AAVE.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "coin"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "coin": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Coin name or symbol, for example bitcoin, ETH, AAVE."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

check_fund

Is this fund, ETF or pension fund halal? Recognises Shariah funds by name or ticker. For other US-registered funds and ETFs, reads the latest SEC holdings report and screens every holding by industry and debt. UK-listed ETFs (VUSA, CSPX, VWRL, SWDA, EQQQ, ISF and others) and fund names (Vanguard S&P 500, FTSE 100 tracker, LifeStrategy) are answered through a US fund tracking the same index, or from what the index holds, with UK Shariah options.

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Argument	Type	Description
ticker*	string	Fund or ETF ticker (VOO, QQQ, SPUS) or a Shariah fund name.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "ticker"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fund or ETF ticker (VOO, QQQ, SPUS) or a Shariah fund name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

check_ingredients

Check an ingredients list. Takes the ingredients exactly as printed on the pack. Returns an overall verdict, a verdict for each school, and every flagged ingredient with the reason.

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Argument	Type	Description
context	string	'cosmetic' for products used on the skin, 'medicine' for medicines and supplements; these change how alcohol, carmine and necessity are treated.
ingredients*	string	Ingredients list as printed, comma separated.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "ingredients"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "context": {
      "enum": [
        "food",
        "cosmetic",
        "medicine"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "food",
      "description": "'cosmetic' for products used on the skin, 'medicine' for medicines and supplements; these change how alcohol, carmine and necessity are treated."
    },
    "ingredients": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Ingredients list as printed, comma separated."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

check_medicine

Is this medicine halal? Reads a medicine's active and inactive ingredients from its US label (openFDA) and flags gelatine, alcohol, pig-derived enzymes and heparin. The headline and say line lead with the ruling on necessity, so nobody stops a prescribed medicine; the ingredient reading follows (ingredient_headline, verdict)

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Argument	Type	Description
name*	string	Brand or generic name.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brand or generic name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

check_product_by_barcode

Check a product by barcode. Looks the barcode up in Open Food Facts, then Open Beauty Facts, and checks its ingredients.

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Argument	Type	Description
barcode*	string	EAN-13, EAN-8 or UPC barcode digits.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "barcode"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "barcode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "EAN-13, EAN-8 or UPC barcode digits."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

explain_ingredient

Explain one ingredient or E-number. For example 'E471', 'carmine', 'prawns', 'whey' or 'alcohol denat'. Returns the verdict for each school and the reasoning.

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Argument	Type	Description
name*	string	The ingredient or E-number, for example E471, carmine, gelatin or alcohol denat.
context	string	Whether the ingredient is in food or a cosmetic. Defaults to food.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ingredient or E-number, for example E471, carmine, gelatin or alcohol denat."
    },
    "context": {
      "enum": [
        "food",
        "cosmetic"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether the ingredient is in food or a cosmetic. Defaults to food."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

explain_schools

How the four schools differ on food. Answers 'is it halal?' for food, cosmetics, medicines, stocks, funds, crypto, money products and everyday life, showing where the four Sunni schools and the main scholarly bodies agree and where they differ, with the reasoning and halal alt...

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_prayer_times

Today's prayer times for a place, with both Asr times and Ramadan suhoor and iftar. Answers 'is it halal?' for food, cosmetics, medicines, stocks, funds, crypto, money products and everyday life, showing where the four Sunni schools and the main scholarly bodies agree and where they differ, with the reasoning and halal alt...

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Argument	Type	Description
lat	number	Latitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Goes with lon instead of city.
lon	number	Longitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Goes with lat instead of city.
city	string	City name, for example London or Chicago, IL.
date	string	The day, YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.
method	string	Calculation method: isna (North America), mwl (Muslim World League), umm_al_qura, egypt, karachi or moonsighting.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Goes with lon instead of city."
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Goes with lat instead of city."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name, for example London or Chicago, IL."
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The day, YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today."
    },
    "method": {
      "enum": [
        "isna",
        "mwl",
        "umm_al_qura",
        "egypt",
        "karachi",
        "moonsighting"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Calculation method: isna (North America), mwl (Muslim World League), umm_al_qura, egypt, karachi or moonsighting."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_rules

The full rulebook. Answers 'is it halal?' for food, cosmetics, medicines, stocks, funds, crypto, money products and everyday life, showing where the four Sunni schools and the main scholarly bodies agree and where they differ, with the reasoning and halal alt...

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_topics

Every question the rulebook covers. Answers 'is it halal?' for food, cosmetics, medicines, stocks, funds, crypto, money products and everyday life, showing where the four Sunni schools and the main scholarly bodies agree and where they differ, with the reasoning and halal alt...

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Argument	Type	Description
category	string	Only topics in this area: money, crypto, medicine, food or life.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "money",
        "crypto",
        "medicine",
        "food",
        "life"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only topics in this area: money, crypto, medicine, food or life."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

screen_stock

Is this stock halal? Screens a US-listed stock via Mizan: first the business (each standard's excluded industries), then the AAOIFI, Dow Jones Islamic, S&P Shariah and MSCI Islamic debt screens. A company name also works (nvidia, philip morris). Links to halal alternatives in the same industry.

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Argument	Type	Description
ticker*	string	A US stock ticker, for example AAPL or TSLA.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "ticker"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A US stock ticker, for example AAPL or TSLA."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_products

Find products by name and check them. Searches Open Food Facts by name or brand (for example 'Haribo Starmix') and returns up to five matches, each with a verdict, plus a 'say' line for the best match. Where a brand states the source of an ingredient its label leaves unnamed (Haribo: pork gelatine in its standard UK range), that statement decides it and is quoted in brand_statement.

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Argument	Type	Description
q*	string	A product, brand or barcode to look up, for example Haribo Starmix or 5000159484695.
country	string	Open Food Facts country slug, for example united-kingdom, united-states, france. 'world' means no filter. Also picks the Amazon store for halal versions (amazon.co.uk for the UK and Ireland).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A product, brand or barcode to look up, for example Haribo Starmix or 5000159484695."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "united-kingdom",
      "description": "Open Food Facts country slug, for example united-kingdom, united-states, france. 'world' means no filter. Also picks the Amazon store for halal versions (amazon.co.uk for the UK and Ireland)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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