HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD

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HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD
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Let us improve our piety (taqwa) and good deeds
by obeying Allahs entire commands and omitting
all the forbidden.
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Halal is one of the important principles in Islam
in choosing food. It concludes two things
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First How the food is acquired (source). Is it
from legitimate (halal) sources or illegitimate
(haram) source such as sources from steeling,
gambling, bribing, fraud and so on.
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Second Is it the foods itself are legitimate or
not for us to consume. Islam had stated for that
only halal foods can be consumed by muslims.
Allah s.w.t says
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O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and
wholesome in the earth, and follow not the
footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy
for you.
(Al-Baqarah verse 168)
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Therefore, choosing Halal and healthy food is
important for every muslim. It is to ensure that
food that we eat will be harmless to us.
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Clean and healthy food will build a healthy life.
In finding a clean and healthy food, it is
important for us to ensure that the food that we
eat is clean and healthy according to Islamic law.
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Blessed muslims, Muslims nowadays is too exposed
to various types of foods and drinks in market
mostly those imported product that produce in non
muslims countries.
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It will increase lots of suspicion about the
source because it is hard to find out the
legitimate of the sources, Rasulullah s.a.w says
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Left out what ever give your doubt-ness and go
for things that doubtless to you.
(At-Tarmizi)

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Blessed muslims, Allah s.w.t. command us to only
consume halal and healthy foods and those command
gives us lots of benefits. Food is the most
important factors in building a healthy body for
human.
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Those who are concern and only choose halal,
clean and healthy food will bring piety-ness that
will drove his soul to worships and be Taqwa to
Allah s.w.t..
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Illegitimate (Haram) food is mixed with excrement
or comes from illegitimate sources will give
three consequences to us
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First The food will influences his soul and he
will prefer doing bad things, immorality, vice
and hate for good thing.
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Second His pray (Dua) will not be accepted
(Maqbul) by Allah. Third He will be punished by
Allah s.w.t on Judgment days.
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Rasulullah s.a.w says 0 people, Allah is Good
and He therefore, accepts only that which is
good. And Allah commanded the believers as He
commanded the Messengers by saying" O
Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good
deeds verily I am aware of what you do."
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And He said ' 0 those who believe, eat of the
good things that We gave you" He then made a
mention of a person who travels widely, his hair
disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his
hand towards the sky (and thus makes the
supplication)
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" O Lord, 0 Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful,
his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are
unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can
then his supplication be accepted?
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Allah s.w.t says in Al-Quran O ye who believe!
Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided
you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed)
He Whom ye worship.
(Al-Baqarah verse 172)
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Blessed muslims, The secret of Allahs
prohibition in Al-Quran for us to consume Haram
food were also revealed by science research. For
example, Allah s.w.t prohibited the muslims from
eating pork and science research revealed that
there worm and Japanese Enceplytis (JE) virus in
pork.
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Both worm and J.E virus were hard to be
abolished. Apart from worms and virus, the
behavior of the pork that only eat and getting
full of its stomach is very bad because if human
follows its behavior,
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they will lost peaceful, comfort and calm-ness in
life. They also will be living in freedom,
without any manner, no relationship and not
according to the law of Allah s.w.t
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He has forbidden you only the Maitah (dead
animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and
that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for
others than Allah..
(Al-Baqarah verse 173)  
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It is clear that Allah command us to only eat
Halal and good food is our own good and not to
give any harm ness to us. Besides that, Halal
food will bring peaceful to our life in this
world and the day here after.
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Blessed muslims, Alhamdulillah, the Selangor
state government through the Islamic Religious
Department of Selangor (JAIS) and other
authorities always inspecting the products, daily
goods and food premises in market to ensure that
the food marketed and sold is Halal.
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Despite of that, support from societies is needed
in helping the government by giving information
about product that is doubtful of its resources
in the market and wrongly used the Halal logo.
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Hence, if there is any fraud and using the Halal
logo without any permissions, it can be traced
and faster action can be taken and also avoid
deception to the users and muslims.
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Blessed muslims, Statistic of application for
Halal certification in Selangor shows that most
of application and holder of Halal certification
are non muslim in food industry. As explained, it
is sad to know that volume of muslims
entrepreneurs who applying for Halal
certification is too low compared to non muslims
entrepreneurs.
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The non muslims entrepreneurs seems to be very
committed to get this certificate compared to
muslims entrepreneurs who feels that the Halal
certification will not be a medium for them to
sold out their product because they feels that
the users had convinced in using their product.
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Therefore, muslims were encouraged to get the
Halal certificate for their product to increase
their market shares and become more competitive
with other non muslims company which are not
fully understand the concept of Halal dan Haram
in Islam.
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Blessed muslims, The principle in giving out the
Halal certificate by JAIS or JAKIM is very clear.
The food must be Halal and good (Halalan
Toyyiba), it will not affect the consumers.
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Every aspect that concludes healthiness,
cleanliness, and safety will be the priority in
approving the certificate. It also include the
source or ingredient that been used to make the
food.
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Hence, what is our role as a society who concern
about Halal food? We can use our power as a user,
to buy product that only have the Halal
certificate.
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Users were advised to be aware of buying food in
premises by asking for clarification, is the food
Halal or does the kitchen and preparation place
is cleaned and well maintain by muslims worker?
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Therefore as muslims, we must always be cautious
and careful in choosing our food so that what we
are consumed is truly Halal. So that we will be
avoided from Allahs punishment and will not be
among those who disobeyed Allahs law.
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For those who respond to their Lord are (all)
good things. But those who respond not to Him?
even if they had all that is in the heavens and
on earth, and as much more,
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(in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For
them will the reckoning be terrible their abode
will be Hell? what a bed of misery!
(Al-Rad verse 18)
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• O Allah,
• The most merciful god, we thank you for all the
  mercy and pleasure that you gave so that we can
  enhance and strengthen our Islamic country
  especially Selangor as a developed and peaceful
  country.

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• O Allah,
• We beg you to increase our practice, brace up our
  unity, give us prosperous life, make us rich with
  good knowledge, flourish our soul with noble
  character, bring back our youngsters to the right
  path, save us from your biggest test such

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• as huge flood, drought, epidemic, disputing
  between ourselves, poorness and anything else so
  that this country will be more prosperous and
  blessed.

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DI SEDIAKAN OLEH BAHAGIAN KHUTBAH, JABATAN
AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR