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FATWA MENGENAI PERKHIDMATAN PENGHANTARAN MAKANAN TIDAK HALAL ATAS TALIAN (ONLINE)
What is the ruling on income earned by online food delivery riders who deliver non-halal food?
Short answer
Online food delivery is generally lawful in Malaysia and falls under a paid agency contract, which is permissible if Shariah conditions are met.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Fatwa
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Online food delivery is generally lawful in Malaysia and falls under a paid agency contract, which is permissible if Shariah conditions are met. If the rider has no knowledge that the food is non-halal, the income is halal. If the rider knows the food is haram, the committee advises avoiding such dealings. For mixed orders, income is halal if the halal portion is larger, better avoided if the haram portion is larger, and if they cannot be distinguished it is not haram but disliked (makruh) to take.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bagi penghantaran makanan tidak halal menerusi perkhidmatan berkenaan, sekiranya penghantar langsung tidak mengetahui status makanan itu sama ada halal atau tidak maka hukum pendapatan yang diperoleh daripada perkhidmatan tersebut juga adalah halal.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “FATWA MENGENAI PERKHIDMATAN PENGHANTARAN MAKANAN TIDAK HALAL ATAS TALIAN (ONLINE)”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/14-PERKHIDMATAN-PENGHANTARAN-MAKANAN-TIDAK-HALAL-ATAS-TALIAN.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-online-delivery-non-halal-food-income/