Question
Are those Muslims who consume food on the basis of the halaal certification of SANHA, etc. absolved of the sin of eating carrion?
Answer
In the current scenario, consuming the haraam meat products certified by SANHA, MJC, ICSA NIHT, etc. will be a crime. These organizations cannot be trusted regarding matters of halaal and haraam. The evidence damning these organizations and their operations no longer permits Muslims to consume food only on the basis of their certification. These organizations have no standing in terms of the Shariah. Their certification is worthless. Therefore, before consuming a product, one should ascertain from other reliable sources whether the product is permissible or not. In fact, it is not permissible to buy meat products from non-Muslims. As far as meat and chicken products are concerned, it is haraam to buy from non-Muslim business houses. Also, all chickens processed by the non-Muslim chicken-killing facilities such as Rainbow, Early Bird, etc., are haraam even if sold by Muslims.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 09
- PDF page
- 2
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