PROGRAMME ABSTRACT BOOK

6 th International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence 2017 (ICIJ2017)
“Towards Maqasid-Base Good Governance in Policies and Management from Wasatiyyah Perspective”
5- HALAL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE
THROUGH SELF-EDUCATION BY CONSUMING HALAL AND AVOIDING
DOUBTFUL FOOD SUCH AS AL -JALLALAH BASED PRODUCTS
Dr. Betania Kartika
Muflih
International Institute for Halal
Research and Training
International Islamic
University Malaysia
betania@iium.edu.my
Nurul Solehah Ahmad
International Institute for
Halal Research and Training
International Islamic
University Malaysia
solehah_mad@yahoo.com
Dr. Mohammad Aizat
Jamaludin
International Institute for Halal
Research and Training
International Islamic University
Malaysia
Worshipping Allah takes many different forms. This paper will highlight the idea of
consuming Halal food as one way of worshipping Allah and Devoting oneself to Him,
and that consuming Non-Halal food will lead one to commit wrongdoing. Halal is a
Divine prescription that has its own inherent and distinct worth. It is part of a belief
system and moral code of conduct. What is deemed Halal is ultimately governed by
Divine Law. It is directly related to the identity and lifestyle of a Muslim. Consuming
Haram is one way of following the steps of Satan, it leads one to the disaster and even
shirk. In Surah al-Baqarah, verse 36, Allah says: “But Satan caused them to slip out of
it (by being successful in pr ovoking Adam and Eve to eat from the forbidden and
unlawful tree) and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And
We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the
earth a place of settlement and provision for a time”. One of the current important
issues which sets the background for this research is feeding animals with unclean food
or unnatural feed to the animals. According to Islamic Jurisprudence, these animals are
termed as 'Al Jallalah' or contaminated animals, they are called Coprophagia or
Coprophagy. ‘Jalla' means contaminant or impurity. There are several issues of aquatic
animals which need clear clarification on their status whether they are halal or haram
to be consumed. For example catfish (Clariasbatrachus, Linnaeus), which is fed with
filth or najs and catfish (Pangasiushypopthalmus) which is fed with derivatives of pig
organs in several ponds at Batu Gajah, Tronoh and Papan, Perak (JAKIM, 2006). The
mixture in animals feed with such impurities is applied to save the maintenance and
fasten the growing of fish. (MohdAmri, 2012). This paper will be one of the platforms
for Muslims to care for their consumption in order to fulfil their duties as servants of
Allah.
Keywords: Al-Jallalah, Aquaculture, Shariah,Halal Food Products.
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