FatwaJohorFood & Halal
HUKUM DAGING KARTEL SYUBHAH (DAGING IMPORT)
What is the ruling on eating imported meat with a forged halal certificate (the doubtful cartel meat)?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that imported meat with a forged halal certificate is classed as doubtful (syubhah), and it is better to avoid eating it.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that imported meat with a forged halal certificate is classed as doubtful (syubhah), and it is better to avoid eating it. For the Senai, Johor case of December 2020, doubt over halal status does not arise because the meat was seized, destroyed and is no longer on the market. The fatwa also stresses the duty of importers, wholesalers, traders and the government to guarantee the halal status of imported meat, including monitoring slaughter and the supply chain.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Daging import yang dipalsukan sijil halal dihukumkan sebagai syubhah maka adalah lebih baik menghindari dari memakan daging syubhah tersebut.
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “HUKUM DAGING KARTEL SYUBHAH (DAGING IMPORT)”, 12 October 2021. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=397. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-imported-meat-forged-halal-certificate/