Managing the halal food-related issues in the halal food certification process based on the concept of sadd al-dharai'
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp429-445Abstract
Background and Purpose: Sadd al-dharai' is a secondary source in Islamic law, which means blocking the means. Sadd al-dharai' is essential for Muslim jurists to deal with the Shariah issues, particularly in the halal food industry. This is because the area of the halal food industry has expanded and industrialized to accommodate the demands of Muslim society, which keeps increasing yearly. In this regard, halal-related issues are becoming complex and need Shariah clarification since much new food processing involves critical ingredients, equipment, and multi-processes, which require meticulous Shariah observation. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the extent to which the employment of the sadd al-dharai' is a credible tool adopted by Muslim jurists in dealing with the halal-related issues triggered in the halal food supply chain stage based on the halal certification process.
Methodology: This paper is qualitative, where document analysis was employed in this study to collect the data. The Malaysian fatwas, books, and physical or online articles were gathered to answer the study's objective. The data collected mostly from the years 2010 until 2020 unless the related fatwas where the fatwas are subject to their issuance year and suitability. The researchers used several keywords alternatively like ‘sadd al-dharai' in halal industry’, ‘fatwa and halal certification’, ‘food industry and Islamic law’ to find relevant articles related to this discussion on the need to investigate the employment of sadd al-dharai' in dealing with the halal-related issues triggered in the halal food supply chain stage based on the halal certification process. This study further adopted the content analysis technique, where the data was manually analysed and divided into four major themes based on the study's objective.
Findings: The study has indicated that sadd al-dharai' has its peculiar function in many aspects of the Malaysia halal certification process in Malaysia, and it could be viewed based on the two approaches, namely the establishment of the halal regulatory framework and the fatwa issuance. The principle of preventing the negative aspects must take precedence, in accordance with the rule “dar’u al mafasid muqaddam ‘ala jalb al-mashalih” adopting several preventive actions is very significant in ensuring the halal food products reach the consumers are halalan tayyibban.
Contributions: This study suggests that Muslim jurists need to consider the sadd al-dharai‘ as one of the sources of Shariah in ensuring the management of the halal certification process is efficient and in line with maqasid al-Shariah.
Keywords: Halal certification, halal food, sadd al-dharai', food safety, food ingredients.
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