Halal And Tayyibah

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

In Malaysia, we have heard a lot of news about what we eat here. This cannot eat, that cannot eat because of non Halal and non Tayyibah. There are some foods are halal, but their license for halal had expired. This situation created aruckus to the Muslims in malaysia especially those who are con cern with everything that they eat.

Why we need halal and tayyibah?

As Allah S.W.T had explained in the Holy Quran, in Al-Maidah, verse 88
"Eat of the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah in whom ye believe"

What we eat will become part of our body and it will affect ourself. If we eat something bad or haram, it will be part of our body and your life will not be blessed until you seek forgiveness from Him. But if we eat good food and halal, it will also be part of our body and our life will be blessed and it give healthy and strong body.

Whether the food is halal and tayyibah, the parameter is not only by the ingredient. It can also be measured by te source of that food. If the food come from the source which is not good, such as riba, the food is haram for you to eat.

The is a story of a great sahabah, Saiyidina Abu Bakar (correct me if i'm wrong), he was given a milkby his peasent. While he was drinking that milk, he asked his peasent "Where did you get this milk". His peasent said "Before this I work as a fortune teller and this milk was given as a reward to me when i meet him (the person which he tells the fortune long ago) at the market. Hearing that, Abu Bakar stops drinking the milk and tried to spill out the milk that he had drinked before.

We can see how serious the sahabah about halal and tayyibah. And I'm glad malaysian are quite aware about this issue. My credits goes to PPIM (persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia) or in english "Malaysian Islamic Consumer Association" for their work in identifying which products are not halal and tayyibah and also not forget Jakim.

Whenever we want to eat something or use something, make sure it has the sign halal on the package, clean and safe to use. Wallahua'lam.