Malt soft drinks are 'halal' for Muslims
Published: Jul 25, 2011 11:11 PM | Updated: Jul 25, 2011 11:52 PM
The National Fatwa Council has ruled that malt soft drinks like Barbican are allowed to be consumed by Muslims.
National Fatwa Council says these products were not processed for alcoholic drinks and that the alcohol content from the process is very low.
The National Fatwa Council has ruled that malt soft drinks like Barbican are allowed to be consumed by Muslims.
It said these products were processed not for making alcoholic drinks and the alcohol content derived from the process was very low and not intoxicating.
"Hence, such drinks are allowed to be consumed by Muslims in line with the decisions made by the council at its previous series of muzakarah or discussions(in 1984, 1987, 1988 and 2010)," National Fatwa Council chairman Prof Emeritus Abdul Shukor Husin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
These series of discussions were on the alcohol content in food, drinks and medicines and the decision on the malt drinks, which was announced today, was made at the council's muzakarah held from June 16 to 18 this year.
"With that decision, Muslims need not worry about the status of these drinks as they are halal (permitted) for Muslims," Abdul Shukor said.
However, he added, the muzakarah also advised producers of malt soft drinks not to use labels, brands and the likes that could cause confusion to consumers, especially Muslims.
Abdul Shukor had earlier attended a presentation of contributions to mosques and surau and the launching of the national-level Ihya' Ramadan programme by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom at the Al-Muqarrabin Mosque in Bandar Tasek Selatan.
- Bernama
It said these products were processed not for making alcoholic drinks and the alcohol content derived from the process was very low and not intoxicating.
"Hence, such drinks are allowed to be consumed by Muslims in line with the decisions made by the council at its previous series of muzakarah or discussions(in 1984, 1987, 1988 and 2010)," National Fatwa Council chairman Prof Emeritus Abdul Shukor Husin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
These series of discussions were on the alcohol content in food, drinks and medicines and the decision on the malt drinks, which was announced today, was made at the council's muzakarah held from June 16 to 18 this year.
"With that decision, Muslims need not worry about the status of these drinks as they are halal (permitted) for Muslims," Abdul Shukor said.
However, he added, the muzakarah also advised producers of malt soft drinks not to use labels, brands and the likes that could cause confusion to consumers, especially Muslims.
Abdul Shukor had earlier attended a presentation of contributions to mosques and surau and the launching of the national-level Ihya' Ramadan programme by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom at the Al-Muqarrabin Mosque in Bandar Tasek Selatan.
- Bernama
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