Halal Certification Standards for Goods Made from Animal Products

Assalamu’alaikum Sobat Halal-Mu

Used goods whether used, used, or utilized that come from and / or contain animal elements must be guaranteed halal and sanctity. To ensure the halalness and purity of used goods products, it is necessary to establish halal certification standards for used goods made from animals.

The following is the Halal Certification Standard for Animal-based Goods based on the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Number 15 of 2021.

Say: I did not find in the revelation revealed to me anything forbidden for those who want to eat it, except if the food is carrion, flowing blood, or pork – for surely all of them are dirty – or animals slaughtered in the name of other than Allah. But whoever is compelled to eat it and does not desire it, nor does he transgress the limits, then surely your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (QS. al-An’am [6]: 145).

And Allah made for you your houses as dwellings and He made for you houses (tents) of the skins of cattle which you find light (to carry) when you walk and when you dwell and (He also made) of sheep’s hair, camel’s hair and goat’s hair, household utensils and adornments (which you wear) until a (certain) time”. (QS. An-Nahl [16]: 80).

Animal-based goods are goods that are used, used, or utilized that originate from and/or contain animal elements.

Legal Provisions for Halal Certification Standards for Animal-derived Consumer Goods

1. Used goods made from animal ingredients must be halal certified.
2. Utilization of animal elements for use items must be guaranteed purity.
3. Utilization of animal elements that are ma’kul al lahm (meat can be eaten) and slaughtered in a shar’i manner for usable goods is permissible.
4. The use of the skins of dead animals, both animals that are ma’kul al-lahm and those that are ghair ma’kul al-lahm (their meat is not edible) for use is permissible after being purified through tanning, except for the skins of dogs, pigs, and those born from both or one of them.
5. The procedure for tanning as referred to in number 4 (four) is as follows: a. The animal species are animals other than pigs and dogs or those born from both or either of them; b. Using means to remove mucus and rancid odor attached to the skin; c. Removing dirt adhering to the surface of the skin; and d. Rinsing the cleaned skin to purify it from impurity.
6. It is not permissible to use the bones of a ma’kul al-lahm animal that was not slaughtered in a shar’i manner for use.
7. The use of fur, hair, and horns from ma’kul al-lahm and ghair ma’kul al-lahm animals for usable goods is permissible, except from dogs, pigs, and those born from both or one of them.

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