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The halal food in Islam is known in several categories and all of these categories must
be fulfilled so that food is considered halal food. The categories and things include:
1. Halal substance
The substances or basic ingredients of food such as foods that come from animals and
plants that are not forbidden by God. Whereas if the food is called a substance or food that is
not halal, the status of the food mixed is haram and may not be consumed by Muslims.
2. Halal how to get it
Basically all food is halal and if the substance is halal then food can be haram
depending on how it is obtained. Halal food can be illegitimate if obtained through the results
of stealing, cheating, usury and corruption, and etc.
3. Halal how to process it
If the food has been obtained by halal means, with halal raw materials as well, if the
food is processed using something that is forbidden for example used cooking utensils for
cooking unclean food or other ingredients that are not allowed or forbidden to be consumed
then the food can to be unclean.
4. Halal how to present, deliver and store it
How these foods are stored, transported and served before they are finally consumed.
These three processes can change the status of food from halal to illegitimate for example if
food is served in plates made of gold or stored together with food and delivered to destinations
that are not good.
Adapun makanan halal dalam Islam dikenal dalam beberapa kategori dan seluruh kategori
tersebut harus dipenuhi agar makanan layak dikatakan sebagai makanan halal. Adapun kategori
dan hal-hal tersebut antara lain :
1. Halal zatnya
Zatnya atau bahan dasar makanan tersebut misalnya makanan yang berasal dari binatang
maupun tumbuhan yang tidak diharamkan oleh Allah. Adapun jika dalam makanan disebut
terkandung zat atau makanan yang tidak halal maka status makanan yang tercampur tersebut
adalah haram dan tidak boleh dikonsumsi oleh umat Islam.
Pada dasarnya semua makanan adalah halal dan apabila zatnya halal maka makanan dapat
menjadi haram tergantung bagaimana cara memperolehnya. Makanan halal dapat menjadi
haram apabila diperoleh melalui hasil mencuri, menipu, hasil riba dan maupun korupsi dan lain
sebagainya.
Suatu makanan dikatakan sebagai makanan halal adalah jika memenuhi syarat berikut
ini :