Issue 13 | February 2010 the off icial newsletter of the Monitoring Committee A Unanimous Decision The rejection of mechanical slaughter

In this issue UK Muslim scholars unanimously reject mechanical slaughter KFC introduces controversial Halal HMC launches new annual certifi cate First HMC certifi ed school What’s in my donner kebab HMC logo abuse HMC continues it’s growth Fighting the Qurbani scam corner Revert appalled by KFC

Halal Monitoring Committee | Helping Choose We would like to wish all our readers a belated Eid UK Muslim Scholars Unanimously Mubarak and pray that the blessed months from Reject Mechanical Slaughter Ramadan through to came as a source of attaining In the largest independent survey of Muslim Scholars conducted in forgiveness and taqwa. the UK concerning Halal and Halal standards, there was a unanimous rejection of mechanical slaughter in the UK from all scholars. Alhamdulillah through the grace of the Almighty, HMC continues to In June 2009, an independent online survey was commissioned by HMC through Ajax help the Muslim community in an Consultants to understand the scholarly opinions on Halal in the UK. essential element of their deen and the awareness and demand for HMC is Responses were received from 282 imams and muftis from over 25 towns and cities increasing throughout the country. Since covering, London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leicester, Manchester, Blackburn, its inception, the Muslim community Reading, Preston, Dewsbury and many more cities across the UK. is much more aware around the issues and challenges within the halal market and have expressed great satisfaction The survey asked several questions covering issues on the acceptance of mechanical to have an alternative available in slaughtering, stunning of animal prior to slaughter, recitation of tasmiyah, and views on comparison to the ‘unmonitored, the current exemptions in UK and European law. uninspected, controversial criteria halal’ prevalent in the market. The Summary of the findings are outlined below: of the Ulama do not accept “mechanical slaughter” as an accepted In the summer, HMC was invited on debates hosted by the Channel. 95% method of Halal slaughter in Islam (2.1% want to understand the issue The audience based debate categorically further) showed overwhelming support for the stated that Bismillah should be prayed individually by person criteria and methodology adopted by 99.7% slaughtering (not taped or person standing on the side) HMC; 99% of the audience rejected the concept of mechanical slaughter. 90% rejected electrical stunning of chickens (9% welcomed further research) Media agencies from the BBC, Talksport, rejected electrical stunning of larger animals (9% welcomed further Radio Leicester, Radio Derbyshire, 85% research) Radio Lancashire have all contacted HMC to speak on behalf of the Muslim 99% expressed preference for non-stunned community on the subject of halal. The saw the need for the continuation of religious exemption allowing Muslim Council of Britain held a session Muslims and Jews to practice their religious beliefs (prophetic method at its AGM and again scholars and the 100% Muslim public present all endorsed of slaughter) the work of HMC as the halal body of The survey included responses from 32 Muftis, 201 Ulama and 49 Imams. the UK representing the views of the Muslim community. HMC Chairman Shaykh Yunus Dudhwala commented, “This survey is the largest of its kind conducted in the UK and sets clear guidelines of acceptability and standards for All of us within HMC, employed, Halal in this country. It further endorses the standard of Halal that HMC has followed volunteers and supporters since its inception in 2003”. are extremely grateful to the Almighty for granting us the Nadeem Adam, Operations Manager at HMC said, “People will be surprised to learn of opportunity to undertake the widespread use of mechanical slaughter in the provision of Halal poultry in the UK. this great responsibility on behalf of the Muslim There are many UK superstores that need to be aware of the message from UK scholars community and pray that and should ensure their Halal products are at a standard acceptable to their Muslim He grants us all sincerity consumers. HMC’s universal standard is the only way to ensure acceptance by all”. and steadfastness. We request all our readers to The Halal Food Authority (HFA) accepts mechanical slaughter and has continually been continually remember us probed and asked to provide views from Muslim scholars for their accepted practices. To in your supplications, pray date no response and views have been received from HFA Scholars. We also ask HFA to for the organisation and its listen to the views of the UK Muslim community who they claim to serve. success, and support the cause financially too through Earlier this year, , a country at the forefront of Halal, known as the Halal Hub of charitable donations. the World, listened to the scholars of the world and removed mechanical slaughter from its Halal standards. It will be interesting to see if a Halal certifier in the UK (HFA) will Chairman listen to the views of Muslim scholars and the public and remove the use of mechanical slaughter from its halal standard. editorial page one emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 KFC introduces controversial Halal

After McDonalds in Southall introduced a Halal menu with standards that are not accepted by the majority of Muslims in the UK, another multi-national corporation has joined the bandwagon to exploit the growing Muslim consumer market.

KFC introduced its so-called Halal menu Brother Kelvin, a Muslim revert from menu, but any Halal introduced should in eight of its branches across London in East London sent us a lengthy e-mail be that which the Muslim community May on a trial basis. HMC has received about his experience which has been at large considers to be Halal, not a of e-mails, texts and phone calls reproduced on page 11. controversial standard or an opinion of a asking us about the Halal status of these few rogue individuals. eight branches. On making enquiries to Mechanical slaughter is an extremely KFC and the certifying body, it becomes controversial method of slaughter within Halal is a very important aspect of a apparent that not much has changed at the Islam. It is not about Muslims being Muslim’s life and the integrity of Halal slaughter house in order to introduce Halal backward as has been claimed, nor is it should not be compromised to make certification, with the mechanical slaughter about refusing to accept new technology; profit on the back of the innocent, method still continuing at the plant. it is more importantly about whether the unsuspecting Muslim community. new technology being implemented fulfils The certification body who has issued the conditions of valid Islamic slaughter. If you want to make your opinion known KFC with the certificate seems to have to KFC about this controversial Halal been bombarded with complaints from The majority of scholars in the UK are of standard, send your comments on the the Muslim community, with regards the opinion that this method does not KFC website www..co.uk/about-kfc/ to controversial standards in terms of fulfil the dhabiha method. This issue has halal/ the mechanical slaughter method they been a bone of contention for many years employ. Their standard reply has been, at the World Halal Forum in Malaysia HMC advises Muslims to be cautious ‘please be advised that mechanised where international countries and when dining out and if unsure, consult slaughter does not render the chicken/ organisations meet annually to discuss your local Scholars. bird Haram!’ issues of Halal. Finally, this year even Malaysia who had previously advocated In matters of Halal and Haram we should But many Muslims who have contacted for machine slaughter has removed take the path of caution. HMC have been appalled by the lack of machine slaughter from its Halal standard. integrity shown by KFC and the certifying May guide us to understand body in light of the fatawa and rulings HMC welcomes all companies large or the truth and act according to His from senior scholars around the world. small to introduce Halal options on their pleasure. If in doubt leave it out! Useful links Detailed Fatawa relating to machine slaughter from various Scholars can be read on the following links:

www.bouti.com/fatawas.php?PHPSESSID=a&id=3022 www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=2056cd51302e26a5125b0648ae91db85 www.ziaulmustafa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=12 www.daruliftaa.com/question.asp?txt_QuestionID=q-05554697 www.itc-bradford.org/daruliftaa/attachments/47/MachineSlaughter.doc www.halalmc.net/resources/mechanical_slaughter.html

Answers by Muftis related specifically to the KFC trial can be found on the following links:

www.as-suffa.org/Halal-or-Haram/HFA-or-HMC.html www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=232

For a comprehensive understanding and in-depth analysis of Islamic Laws of Slaughtering, we encourage readers to purchase the book entitled ‘The Islamic Laws of ’ by the world renowned scholar Shaykh Taqi Usmani available online at www.azharacademy.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1609.

emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 page two HMC Launches NEW Annual Certifi cate

HMC has launched a new larger A3 certifi cate for all its certifi ed outlets; restaurants and butchers. The certifi cate is validated monthly with tamper proof seals. The new A3 size makes it more visible and prominent for consumers to see.

The general public are reminded that the assurance of HMC Halal only comes from seeing “a yellow HMC sticker and a valid A3 certifi cate within the shop”. Without these, outlets cannot be HMC approved. This can also be verifi ed through the outlets listing on the website that is regularly updated.

Some shops are making false claims to be HMC approved when they are not, so please always ask if you cannot see these certifi cates on site and in sight!

We are cert

www.halalmc.co.uk

Tel: 0870 240 7267 Warning! Products listed on certificates displayed inside

Window sticker Certifi cate

Look out for these visible signs at HMC outlets; restaurant and butchers. Without these, any claims of HMC are not true!

HMC operates a regular random inspection system at all its certifi ed outlets. If a shop is found to stock non-certifi ed meat or poultry, certifi cates are revoked immediately.

Shaykh Bashir Bhikha, a monitor in Leicester said, “The HMC monitoring system, allows me the ‘right’ to go and check the fridges, store rooms, stock on display and also verify receipts and proof of purchase. This level of checking takes the burden of responsibility away from consumers and enables HMC to have a comprehensive system”.

We urge all consumers to support the scheme and buy from HMC approved stores with assurance.

All HMC Shops have the above to be surely certifi ed. Look out for 1) HMC Yellow Sticker (on the shop window) 2) Valid Certifi cate inside the shop 3) Check the website for further verifi cation page three emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 First HMC Certified School Alhamdulillah, in June this year, doubtful products are entering into We do not see this type of discord and through the grace of the Almighty, every sector of the Halal market and lack of integrity in Kosher or Vegetarian, we realised the education sector is no so why should this be accepted practice we were pleased to announce the different. We would strongly advise all within Halal? very first school in the UK to be schools to follow suit.” HMC certified. Tauheed-ul-Islam We encourage parents to take caution Girls High School and Sixth Form Schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, and verify the supply of Halal in their College in Blackburn, one of the and prisons are making genuine efforts in schools. HMC would be happy to offer our multi-faith and multi-cultural society advice and support to parents, schools best performing schools in the to provide the needs of different faiths and councils to provide the assurance country, became HMC certified in and cultures. For this reason, we find of Halal to those parents who wish to June 2009. Halal, Kosher, and Vegetarian regularly on ensure their children are eating Halal the menu of many public institutions. But food in their schools and community. For the past two years, HMC has been it is imperative; in fact a responsibility working in partnership with Lancashire on public institutions Council of to certify Halal to provide Halal that school meals. After much effort and is recognised as truly work, the accreditation of the first Halal by the community school was received by the Assistant they serve. To introduce Principal Moulana Munir. On receiving Halal with standards the certification, Moulana Munir said, that are not accepted “Despite being a Muslim school, it was by the majority of the of paramount importance for us to be Muslim community certified by an independent non-profit defeats the purpose of making organisation like HMC. The providing food labelled fraudulent nature of the market means ‘Halal’ in the first place. Concerned? then Report It! We urge all readers to report any concerns HMC Logo Abuse about HMC certified products, outlets, logo abuse or any other matter by e-mail Increasingly restaurants, butchers and product manufacturers have on [email protected] been claiming to be HMC approved when in fact they have made no arrangements to be monitored or inspected (a pre-requisite requirement for HMC approval).

HMC are constantly striving to protect the manufacturer for logo abuse and false We thank our consumers for placing HMC logo and brand to help consumers claims of HMC approval. trust in HMC and we will Insha-Allah purchase HMC products with confidence continue to strive for authenticated and we ask for your vigilance to inform Moulana Hanif Dudhwala commented, “We genuine Halal products. HMC when you notice claims from outlets have asked for the logo abuse to stop or or product manufacturers that you may inspection system to be instituted. Neither suspect are abusing the trademark logo. If has been done, so we are in doubt, please check our website or left with little option for contact us at [email protected]. redress. He further explains, “HMC Recently, HMC was informed of implements an Butterfly Snacks (Blackburn) whose authenticated system, one products were carrying the HMC Logo that the Muslim public and trademark. HMC has never can have full confidence monitored or inspected this product and and assurance in their after several notices to explain the terms choice of buying HMC of logo use and abuse and persistent certified products leaving disregard of notices, HMC has been left no doubts in their minds. with no choice except to have issued Butterfly Snacks has not legal proceedings against the followed this route”. emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 page four Fresh, Grilled Piri Piri Chicken

WEMBLEY SOUTHALL HENDON 413-415 High Road 168 The Broadway 11 Watford Way Wembley, HA9 7AB Southall, UB1 1NN Hendon, NW4 3JL HMC APPROVED HMC APPROVED HMC APPROVED STORES NOW OPEN! What’s in my Donner Kebab? Some years ago, HMC was approached in our Newsletter No. 10. HMC did not These revelations are extremely shocking by a donner manufacturer wishing to wish to alarm the Muslim community for the Muslim community who rely become HMC certifi ed. On receiving and therefore although mentioned in on the trust of individuals who work in their application, a HMC auditor arranged the Newsletter, it was not given central the Halal meat and poultry trade. This a visit to the plant production site. As headlines. However, the issue has since also shows the need for a certifi cation per HMC criteria, a tour of the whole been picked up by some local and organisation like HMC that has its own site took place and he was shown the national press. independent personnel present at critical different areas and all seemed to be fi ne. points of the Halal journey to give Suddenly, to the shock and amazement of The ‘Asian Express’ newspaper based confi dence to the Muslim consumer. the auditor, he noticed some drums and in Lancashire featured an article in This allows Muslim consumers to containers full of pig heads! September 2008 when they found similar HMC certifi ed donner kebabs with peace evidence of traces of pork in donner of mind. Dumbfounded and taken aback, he asked kebabs tested in laboratories in the North the site manager, ‘What is this?’ The West. In January 2009 the national manager replied very calmly, ‘Oh, this media picked up on the story when is added in very small quantities to the the Local Authority Coordinators of donner for taste!’ He was not fl ustered, Regulatory Services (Lacors) study there was no concern, and the thought found similar traces of pork in did not seem to cross his mind that this is donner kebabs that they had totally contrary to the concept of ‘Halal’. tested in various councils across Obviously this company was advised the UK see http://news.bbc. that they could not be certifi ed unless co.uk/1/hi/uk/7852168.stm. certain changes were made. This was a shocking revelation that we mentioned page f ive emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 HMC Continues its Growth!

Fresh, Grilled Only through the Grace of the Almighty, the prayers of our supporters and the effort of our workers, Piri Piri Chicken Alhamdulillah HMC has seen an explosive growth for demand of its certifi ed shops and products over the past two years.

The number of HMC certifi ed butchers, The number of towns restaurants and plants has increased and cities joining HMC by over 228%. As awareness and has been on the increase WEMBLEY SOUTHALL HENDON issues of Halal has been raised, people signifi cantly over the are realising the need for assurance past 18 months, with 413-415 High Road 168 The Broadway 11 Watford Way and certifi cation. Reading, Gillingham, Huddersfi eld, Leeds, Wembley, HA9 7AB Southall, UB1 1NN Hendon, NW4 3JL Scandals of pork contamination, the Walsall & Darleston, continual exposure of Halal abuse in the Manchester, Burnley, HMC APPROVED HMC APPROVED HMC APPROVED mainstream media, businesses who sell Halifax and many more to deceive for profi t, and the realisation areas requesting HMC’s that the word “Halal” is no guarantee monitoring system. of authenticity anymore, have become a key factor in HMC becoming the trusted certifi cation organisation in the “There is so much doubt in UK Alhamdulillah. the provision of Halal and we welcome HMC for our STORES NOW OPEN! Waqar Akhlaq of Al-Kauser Superstore (formerly Al Noor Food Stores) from Muslim consumers who Reading said, “I joined HMC because it can now consume with gave my consumers total confi dence in assurance”, said Imam Abdul the products I sell. It takes the signifi cant Hannan of Reading. event in your city or town just email burden of responsibility off me at a [email protected]. nominal cost of just £1 per day. I have seen more customers, many who have HMC runs awareness campaigns all Together we can ensure we have genuine been delighted since I have become over the country and if you would like Halal in the UK for ourselves and our HMC approved”. to invite HMC to come and present an next generation of children.

emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 page six HMC Works to Ensure Your Qurbani / Udhiyyah is Halal “Fighting the Qurbani Scam”

Alhamdulillah through the grace of the 2. Memorandum of Agreement - HMC delivered. This is totally at the discretion of Almighty, HMC continues to help the received a signed document from all the . Muslim community to procure and its certifi ed red meat slaughterhouses consume Halal with confi dence. As the that were performing Qurbani to Consumers need to be aware that the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha arrived, and the confi rm that they had read the guidance demand for Qurbani animals to be at the Qurbani orders were received by butchers document and understand the shari’ah shops by Eid Day morning in every shop in countrywide, HMC worked hard in the rulings and that they bought animals the country is totally unrealistic. Consumer background to ensure that the Qurbani that were suitable for Qurbani and co-operation is needed to relieve the was completed according to the rules of understood clearly the importance of pressure on butchers as this pressure leads Shari’ah. the timing for Qurbani to abuse in the timing of the Qurbani. 3. Inspectors’ Presence - HMC is the only This was extremely important as there The HMC Qurbani assurance scheme certifi cation organisation that provides have been many incidents that HMC has ensured no animals that might have been inspectors and again on Eid Day become aware of in the past couple of slaughtered before the offi cial Qurbani inspectors were physically present on years where the Qurbani had not been time made their way in to HMC shops all three days of Eid for every Qurbani done properly. and therefore the apparent delay can be slaughter regarded a success rather than a problem. The Qurbani Scams 4. New Special Qurbani Stamp - HMC introduced a new special stamp for It is more important to receive a genuine 1. Last year, HMC found slaughterhouses Qurbani that was used on all Qurbani Qurbani later in the day rather than an slaughtering Qurbani before the Eid animals so that outlets and customers animal slaughtered before the Qurbani (and before dawn). Many are can clearly differentiate between normal time early in the day. doing this so that meat can be delivered Halal meat and those slaughtered to eager customers early, unfortunately for Qurbani Unfortunately, yet again, HMC has this practice renders the Qurbani void received distressing and disturbing news 2. We had learnt of some instances Alhamdulillah, through the above of some so-called Qurbanis that have where meat “provided as Qurbani” was measures, HMC was able to ensure the been delivered to UK shops and were everyday normal meat prepared and Qurbani was done according to the rules of slaughtered up to 4 days before Eid sold in the shop. This was done to rid Shari’ah and consumers were not deceived Day! These stories are not new and are excess stock with animals that were slaughtered before consistent with what we have been hearing time, or slaughtered by non-Muslims. for some years. 3. We learnt of the Qurbani fi asco where animals were slaughtered by a non- Did HMC delay delivery of HMC encourages all slaughterhouses Muslim in Scotland (see our newsletter and shops to work hard in ensuring the http://www.halalmc.net/newsletters/ Qurbani? integrity of Qurbani for the pleasure of the issue12.pdf) HMC has heard of one grievance relating Almighty and for the sake of the hard- to the Qurbani certifi cation procedures working trusting Muslim consumers. HMC These are grave concerns and one which that they adopted that needs to be requests continued dua and support from HMC has been seeking to address with clarifi ed i.e. HMC delayed the delivery of all readers. improved systems and awareness. Qurbani to shops and outlets? “HMC taking deceit HMC Assurance Scheme for In answer to this, HMC inspectors were out of Qurbani” Qurbani introduced present from after Eid Salah to certify Qurbani animals at slaughterhouses – Your Seal of Assurance. This year special HMC Qurbani procedures throughout the UK ensured HMC consumers bought their where HMC presence Qurbani meat with utmost confi dence. was requested. HMC The scheme operated with the following inspectors were present measures to ensure Qurbani was to ensure the animal was undertaken according to the rules of eligible for Qurbani, the Shari’ah; animal was slaughtered correctly and that the 1. Guidance Document - HMC sent a Qurbani was done at the guidance document highlighting the correct time. Once this rules of Shari’ah relating to Qurbani was done and the animal to all its certifi ed slaughterhouses was stamped by the HMC that are performing Qurbani (http:// inspector, the inspectors www.halalmc.net/resources/udhiyyah. have no say where and html#a) when the animals are page seven emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 Fiqh Corner

Is the rendition of the name of Can the name of Allah be recited by (Raddul Mukhtar, Kitub Q. Allah a necessary condition at the Q. someone other the slaughterman Thabaaih vol. 9, time of slaughter? who is slaughtering the animal? page 438).

Yes, the name of Allah is a necessary The name of Allah has to be recited This ruling makes the A. condition at the time of slaughter. A. by the person slaughtering and not machine slaughter of Allah says in the , Surah Al An’aam, someone else. If someone other than the KFC even more dubious as the machine verse 121; ‘Eat not (O believers) of that person slaughtering recites the name of is carrying out the slaughtering and there (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has not Allah, the animal will not be halal. Imam are apparently people (given the name been pronounced (at the time of the Hasfaki in the great scholarly work Durre of ‘licensed slaughtermen’) standing on slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Mukhtar has mentioned ‘the tasmiyah is the side, not involved with the slaughter, Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allâh) and a condition by the slaughterman (at the reciting the name of Allah as the chickens Certainly, the Shayâtin (devils) do inspire time of slaughter)’. The renowned 19th are slaughtered by the machine. their friends (from mankind) to dispute century scholar, Imam ibn Abideen with you, and if You obey them [by mentions in Raddul Mukhtar in making Al Maytatah (a dead animal) legal explaining the words ‘by the by eating it], Then You would indeed be slaughterman’ says ‘this is to clarify that Mushrikûn (polytheists) [because they if someone other than the (devils and their friends) made lawful to slaughterman who is physically You to eat that which Allâh has made carrying out the slaughter unlawful to eat and You obeyed them by recites the tasmiyah, considering it lawful to eat, and by doing then the animal so You worshipped them, and to Worship will not be halal. others besides Allâh is polytheism].’ Butchers Please check updated list of outlets at www.halalmc.org

Batley Solkar Halal Butchers Leicester Daniyal Halal Meat Lahore’s Halal Meat Preston Dadipatel Butchers 94 Audley Range, Blackburn Adam’s Halal Meat 72 Goodmayes Road, 250 Upper Tooting Road, Meats 4 U 43 Purlwell Lane, Batley 241 Mere Road, Leicester Goodmayes Tooting 206 New Hall Lane, Preston Darasalam Store Mirch Masala Halal Meat Mullaco Bolton Ahmad Stores 35 Oxford Street, Batley 96 Nansen Road, Leicester 48 Fieldgate Street, 1575 London Road, Norbury Al-Makkah Halal Meat Whitechapel Reading Sufi ’s Halal Meat & Veg Al-Falah Halal Meat & 297 Blackburn Road, Bolton Al-Noor Food Stores 1a Oxford Street, Batley Dial-Halal Meat & Makkah Halal Meat & Poultry London - West 67 - 69 Wokingham Road, 17 Evington Valley Road, Poultry Fish Store Al-Ansar Reading Leicester 404 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton 108 St Helens Road, Bolton 15 Regina Road, Southall Birmingham Al-Islam Halal Meat East End Halal Butchers Pasha Mini Market Hanif Halal Meat Bismillah Halal Meat 323 St. Saviours Road, 14 Fordham Street, 341a Derby Street, Bolton 181 The Broadway, Southall Redditch 2a Woodridge, Aston Leicester Whitechapel Nayyar Halal Meat Ltd Al-Waris Supermarket Buywise Express United Foodstore Al-Jame Halal Butchers Golis Grocery 2 St Helens Road, Bolton 73 Oldfi elds Circus, Northolt 1 Smallwood Street, Redditch 62 - 64 High Street, Kings 52 Kedleston Road, Leicester 110 Mile End Road, Heath, Birmingham Whitechapel New Umama Halal Zam Zam Grocers and Al-Noor Halal Meat Butcher East & West Halal Meat 114 Green Lane Rd, Leicester Halal Bazar Slough 336 Halliwell Road, Bolton 256 Bethnal Green Road 23 King Street, Southall Supermarket Al-Rahmah Halal Meat & La Kasbah 132-136 Ladypool Road, Shaheen Halal Meat Poultry Halal Meat Bazar 27 Stoke Road, Slough Sparkbrook 127 Chapman Street, 1322 Greenford Road, 61 Cottesmore Road, Leicester Salam (UK) Ltd Maaz Supermarket Bradford Whitechapel Greenford Al-Sharif General Store 332 Farnham Road, Slough 229 Witton Road, Birmingham Hafez Wahid Halal Meat Halal Meat Corner Ltd 126 Wharf Street North, 9 - 11 Willow Street, Bradford 305 Bethnal Green Road New Medina Superstore Leicester Luton 109 - 111 Lozells Road, Stoke-On-Trent Barkat Halal Meat Shop Halal Meat Al-Amin Birmingham 319 Green Street, Plaistow Pak Foods Coventry 1a Guthlaxton Street, 200 Biscot Road, Luton Pak Butchers 50 Stoke Road, Stoke On Trent Al-Falah Mini Market Leicester Kashmir Halal Meat & Al-Halal Butchers 317 - 319 Birchfi eld Road, 248 Harnall Lane East, Dayar-e-Medina Foodstore 116 Dunstable Road, Luton Perry Barr 120 - 122 Katherine Road, Coventry 2 Sidwell Street, Leicester Shapla Foods Sunderland Pak Butchers East Ham Halal Meat 49 Denbigh Road, Luton Khan Foodstore 121 - 125 Lozells Road, Hamzah Halal Butchers 211 Stoney Stanton Road, Khan Halal Meat 253 Chester Road, Sunderland Birmingham 218 Green Lane Road, Coventry Leicester 103 Burges Road, East Ham Pak Supermarket Arin Foodstore La Bonne Boucherie Maidenhead 325 Washwood Heath Road, I.F.C Halal Meat 132 Stoney Stanton Road, 34 St Peters Road, Leicester 49 Burdett Road, Mile End Costcutter Wolverhampton Birmingham Coventry 108 North Town Road, Pak Continental Islamia Halal Meat Paradise Halal Butchers Hassan Bros. Maidenhead Bismillah Halal Meat 108 Earl Howe Street, 110a Lower Clapton Road, Supermarket Supermarket 671 Stoney Stanton Road, Leicester Hackney 1 - 3 Hunter Street, 285 - 286 Dudley Road, Coventry Saj Halal Meat & Wolverhampton Winson Green Jame Halal Meat Manchester Medina Supermarket 299 St Saviours Road, Grocery Rahman Butchers Appna Foodstore 2 Mansel Street, Coventry Leicester 184 Shrewsbury Road, 550 Coventry Road, Small 95 Hamilton Rd, Longsight, Naseer Halal Meat Forest Gate Heath Jamia Halal Butchers Manchester 10 Station Street East, Stratford Mini Market 102 Woodhill, Leicester Appna Continental Cash Sheikh Brothers Ltd Coventry 48 Romford Road, Stratford 529 - 531 Coventry Road, Jannat Halal Butchers & Carry Tahir Shah Halal Meat Small Heath 5 Cross Street, Leicester Taqwa Halal Meat 19 Mitre Rd, Longsight, 315 Foleshill Road, Coventry Lalee’s Halal Meat 133 Green Street, Forest Gate Manchester 54 Berners Street, Leicester TSB Convenience Store Bismillah Halal Meat Blackburn HMC Certifi ed Outlets Makdas Islamic Butchery 428 Katherine Road, 61 Ayres Road, Old Trafford Al- Halal Meat Derby Forest Gate Listed here is our current 189 Whalley Old Road, Pak Foods 81 Chatsworth Street, Bismillah Superstore list of HMC approved and Blackburn 309-331 Normanton Road, Leicester 100 York Ave, Whalley Range, certifi ed outlets who have Anwar Halal Meat and Derby M L Chicken & Meat London - North Manchester agreed to only supply HMC Chicken 57 - 60 Smith Dorrien Road, Fresh Foods certifi ed meat and poultry Leicester products. Please note that 78 London Road, Blackburn Dewsbury 146 Pinner Road, Harrow Pak Foods Newcastle they are monitored on a Blackburn Halal Meat Co. Appna Cash & Carry Insaf Supermarket 269 - 271 Uppingham Road, Madina Foodstore regular basis and are only 2 Queens Park Road, Long Causeway, Dewsbury 151 - 153 West Hendon Leicester 35 Nunsmoor Road, certifi ed as long as the Blackburn Mullaco Broadway Newcastle certifi cates are on display at Rizwan Halal Meat Elin Distribution Ltd 54 Warren Street, Dewsbury Insha-Allah Halal Meat their premises. 9 Egginton Street, Leicester Newcastle Halal Nile House, Pump St, Mullaco Supermarket 225 Preston Road, Wembley Syed Kamal’s Foodstore Blackburn Slaithwaite Road, Dewsbury 28-30 West Road, Newcastle 162 Evington Road, Leicester Kabul-Beirut Certifi cates may be Haji’s Halal Meat Supermarket Wahab Foodstore removed at any time if the 158 St James Road, Blackburn Gillingham 8 Central Parade, Station Road, 262a Mill Lane, Newcastle requirements are not being Halal Butchers London - East Harrow adhered to. Therefore please Bismillah Halal Meat & 221 Whalley New Road, A M & Sons Nokta Food Centre lookout for the certifi cates Blackburn Poultry on display for your assurance. 84 - 88 Belgrave Road, Ilford 210 Fore Street, Edmonton Nottingham Jamil Stores 199 Gillingham Road, Bismillah Food Store Please note, list is correct at Gillingham A M & Sons (2) time of going to press. Visit 35-37 Pringle Street, 397 Green Street, Upton Park 497 Alfreton Road, Blackburn London - South Nottingham www.halalmc.org for an up Al-Ubed Halal Butchers to date listing. K.Q.F Factory Shop 90 Northwold Road, Clapton West Hafi z Supermarket George St. West, Blackburn Glasgow 342 - 346 Radford Road, Pakeeza Continental A M & Sons (3) Al-Ramzan Foods Little Harwood Halal 126 - 128 Upper Tooting Road Nottingham Foodstore 110 High Road, Leyton Meat Medina Foodstore Amaan Halal Butchers Bangla Bazar 244 Whalley Old Road, 287 Langside Road, Glasgow 79 - 83 Radford Road, 42 Upton Lane, Forest Gate 117 Upper Tooting Road Blackburn Nottingham Bismillah Halal Meat Marhaba Cash & Carry Unique Cash & Carry Pak Foods Halifax 418 Katherine Road, Forest 31 - 33 Bridgstock Road, 95 Whalley Range, Blackburn 152 Sneinton Dale, Bilawal Halal Meat Gate Thornton Heath Mehria Halal Meat Nottingham 119 Gibbet Street, Halifax Budget Fair Cash & Carry Haji Yusuf Halal 2 Shear Brow, Blackburn Waseem Foodstore 51 - 53 Upton Lane, Forest 1039 London Road, Thornton P K Foods 48 Parkinsons Lane, Halifax Gate Heath 239-249 Audley Range, Peterborough Bismillah Halal Meat Hamzah Halal Foods Blackburn Muhit’s Little Butchers 370 Ilford Lane, Ilford 1439 London Road, Norbury Unit 4 Langford Buildings, Peterborough page nine emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 Restaurants & Takeaways Please check updated list of outlets at www.halalmc.org Batley Bolton Delicious Corner Baraka Eatery Bar. B. Q. Base Bar. B. Q. Base 173-177 Green Lane Road, London Muslim Centre, 38-40 Units 1 & 2 - Town Street, 152 - 154 Derby Street, Bolton Leicester Whitechapel Rd Batley Mash’s Wing Ranch Deshi Masala Bar B Q Base Oasis Indian Restaurant 24 St Helens Road, Bolton 117 Green Lane Road, Leicester 106 Mile End Road, Whitechapel 268 Bradford Road, Batley Rice ‘N’ Three Doner Express Bar B Q Base 152 Deane Road, Bolton 210 Green Lane Road, Leicester 832 Romford Road, Manor Park Birmingham Food Corner BBQ XPress 826 High Road, Leyton Aziz Pizza Bradford 124a Green Lane Road, Leicester Creamz Diner 64 Lozells Road, Birmingham Café Regal 119 New Road, Whitechapel Big Shak 4 - 12 Whetley Hill, Bradford Food Corner 181 Birchfi eld Road, Dhesi Grill 73 Cecil Road, Leicester Birmingham 29 Lilycroft Road, Bradford Gani’s Takeaway 282 Barking Road, East Ham Broadway 2 295 St Saviours Road, Leicester Dixy Fried Chicken 201 Birchfi eld Road, Kadir Refreshments 372 High Street North, Manor Birmingham Burnley 161 Loughborough Road, Park Hajee Spices Restaurant Khan’s Leicester Euro Fried Chicken & Pizza 56 Hurtley Street, Burnley 512 Stratford Road, Sparkhill Khana Khazana 90 Upton Lane, Forest Gate Mishtidesh Caterers 329 St. Saviours Road, Leicester Griller (6) 546-546a Coventry Road, Small 649 High Road, Seven Kings Heath Coventry La Mama Healthy Foods Bangla Pride Ltd Griller (3) Mo Mo’s 10 Henley Road, Coventry 167 Evington Road, Leicester 63 Goodmayes Road, Tino’s Chicken & Fish Newcastle 5 Whitmore Road, Birmingham Goodmayes 817 Romford Road, Manor Park Roti Junction Maomed Halal Fish & Ayesha Sweethouse Shahi Masala Buffet Zaaki Catering Ltd 284 Stanhope Street, Newcastle 215 Stoney Stanton Road, Chips Griller (5) Restaurant Coventry 200 High Street, Walthamstow 328 Ley Street, Ilford Kings Chicken 8 Burney Lane, Ward End, 38 Cecil Road, Leicester Tasty ‘N’ Spicy GrillFellas Zaytun Restaurant 52 St Andrews Street, Birmingham Moghul Durbar 31 Silver Street, Coventry 88 Katherine Road, East Ham 114 Mile End Road, Stepney Newcastle 136 - 138 East Park Rd, Spiceland Hyderabadi Spice Zu’s Sizzlers Ltd Rayyan 87 Alum Rock Road, Leicester 309 High Street North, Manor 83 Green St, Upton Park 18 West Road, Newcastle Birmingham Mowgli’s BBQ & Grill Derby Park Sulaimaniy Western Mix 252 Humberstone Road, Dixy Chicken Jungle Braai Barbeque 32 West Road, Newcastle 551 Coventry Road, Birmingham Leicester London - North 305 Normanton Road, Derby 115 Wood Street, Walthamstow Peshawari Kebab Taste Of Lahore Kashmir Kebabish 54 Hartington Road, Leicester 417 High Road, Wembley Nottingham Blackburn 45 Chatsworth Road, Clapton Dewsbury Royal Chicken & Pizza Pepe’s Piri Piri Ahmed’s Barbeque Bar B Q Base Abbey Pizza Khushbu Grill House 54a Granby Street, Leicester 413 - 415 High Road, Wembley Delights 32a Darwen Street, Blackburn Unit 5, South Street, Dewsbury 74 Whitechapel High Street 135 - 137 Sneinton Dale, Royal Chicken & Pizza Pepe’s Piri Piri Cha Cha’s Dixy Chicken Lahore XPress 11 Watford Way, Hendon Nottingham 192 Evington Road, Leicester 2 Lime Street, Blackburn Unit 3 - Yorkshire House, South 265 Bethnal Green Road Ahmed’s Restaurant Dixy Chicken St, Dewsbury Sparken Chicken Lahore XPress 77 Radford Road, Nottingham 108 Whalley New Road, HFC Fisheries Pizzas Ltd 72 Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester 99 Green Street, Forest Gate London - South West Blackburn 94 Saville Road, Dewsbury The No. 1 Pizza & Kebab London Fried Chicken Al-Mirage Restaurant Haji’s Takeaway Speedy Pizza 60 Vulcan Rd, Leicester 112 - 116 Whitechapel Rd, 215 Upper Tooting Road Preston Papa’s Fried Chicken 358 Whalley Range, Blackburn Unit 4 - South Street, Dewsbury, Ton Ton Chicken Tower Hamlets Dawat Restaurant 69 Meadow St, Deepdale, Hot ‘n’ Spicy Takeaway Madina Kebabish 200 Upper Tooting Road 140 East Park Road, Leicester Preston 192 Burnley Road, Blackburn 85a Upton Lane, Forest Gate Griller (1) Zaytoun Popeye’s Hustlerz Gillingham Maedah Grill 1420 London Road, Norbury 9 Highfi eld Street, Leicester 57 Marsh Lane, Preston 65 Whalley New Road, Perfect BBQ Express 42 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel La Pizza & Kebab House 146 High Street, Gillingham Blackburn Mai’da Indian Eatery 118 Upper Tooting Road Kebabish Original London - East 148 - 150 Bethnal Green Rd Spice Village Restaurant Reading 83 Whalley New Road, Huddersfi eld A’la Pizza Mauritian Delights 32 - 34 Upper Tooting Road Chicken Base Blackburn Trinity Fisheries 28 Upton Lane, Forest Gate 409 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton Tandoor Restaurant 144 Wokingham Road, Reading Mai’da Restaurant 23 Westgate, Huddersfi eld A’la Pizza Mirch Masala Restaurant 1423 London Road, Norbury 16 Eanam, Blackburn 201 Mile End Road, Mile End 7 - 13 Goodmayes Road, Ilford Trinity Fisheries Wolverhampton Naafi ah Grill House 101 Trinity Street, Huddersfi eld Ahmed’s Perfect Fried Pizza Pan London - West Avion Grill & Fast Food 81 Victoria Street, Blackburn Chicken 16 Terrace Road, Plaistow Trinity HFC Griller (12) 2 Bargate Drive, Wolverhampton Naafi ah Restaurant 76 Trinty Street, Huddersfi eld 61 Vicarage Lane, Stratford Rayyan Indian Cuisine 83 - 85 Victoria Street, 96 The Green, Southall Trinity Pizzas 251 Cranbrook Road, Ilford Blackburn AJ’s Chicken & Pizza Pepe’s Piri Piri 87 Trinity Street, Huddersfi eld 221 Ley Street, Ilford, Essex Shawarma King 168 The Broadway, Southall Naz Kebab House 72 High Road, Leyton Caterers 100 Whalley New Road, Al-Farooq Kebabish Shaik’s Restaurant Signature Hyderabad Blackburn 435 Barking Road, East Ham 47 - 49 Spring Grove Rd, Leicester 107 Green Street, Forest Gate Birmingham Oasis Fastfoods NW Ltd Aisha’s Al-Farooq Kebabish Hounslow Summam Fast Foods Asian Catering Services 40 - 42 Darwen Street, 84 Upton Lane, Forest Gate 181 Evington Road, Leicester 8 Station Parade, Upper Clapton Cobham Business Centre, Unit Blackburn Al-Mashriq Al-Farooq Kebabish Rd Luton 2 - Cobham Road Originals 730 Lea Bridge Road, Waltham 151 London Road, Leicester Tandoori Nites Al-Halal Chicken & Pizza 195 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn Forest 235 East India Dock Road, Blackburn Al-Tazaj Bar B Q Chicken Junction T.C.K Deli Ltd 98 - 100a Woodhill, Leicester Al Firdous Restaurant & Poplar 158 Dunstable Road, Luton A & S House, Fort Street, Pizza Island Takeaway An Najeeb Cuisine Taste Of India Buffet Lounge Blackburn 1 Charlotte Street, Blackburn 187 Plashet Road, Forest Gate 57b London Road, Leicester 340 High Street North, Manor 106 Dunstable Road, Luton Shahi Qila Al-Haq’s Family Park 6 Shear Bank Road, Blackburn Baguette De Cuisine Karahi Centre Restaurant The Grill Restaurant Ltd 122 Dunstable Road, Luton 161 Evington Road, Leicester Sultan Fine Food Fast 65 Queens Road, Walthamstow 392 High Street North, Manor Schools 47 Whalley Range, Blackburn Bar. B. Q. Base Karahi Roti Junction Al-Madina Park 399 Dunstable Road, Luton T.C.K Deli Ltd 60 Hartington Road, Leicester 54 Cannon Street Road, The Salt & Pepper Lahori Blackburn Kashmiri Spice Tauheed-ul-Islam Girls 39 Victoria Street, Blackburn Chicken Master Whitechapel, Cuisine 126 Leagrave Road, Luton High School 214 Melbourne Road, Leicester Aladdin’s BBQ & Grill 704 Romford Road, Manor Park Shahi Nan Kebab 31 Bicknell Street, Blackburn 121 Ley Street, Ilford 205 Dunstable Road, Luton emAiL: [email protected] weB: www.halalmc.org teL: 0844 846 0340 page ten Revert Appalled by KFC As a revert/convert to Islam I can’t say that this does not make the animal Haram. something good. One employee said, “I will I was that excited about the launch of With a basic understanding of the Halal quit my job”, he was not happy. We spoke “Halal” KFC. I had eaten my fair share slaughter method, even I knew that the to hundreds of people and most thanked of tower burgers, popcorn chicken and vast majority of scholars do not allow us and took their business elsewhere. The scalding hot sweetcorn. I think many machine slaughter. I decided to contact the HFA spent the next few weeks visiting the Muslims in Britain have grown up with HFA and ask under whose guidance they branches on a daily basis talking to staff. KFC adverts extolling the virtues of the made what the majority of Ulama consider The irony is that after certification they colonels special recipe chicken. So for Haram to be Halal? hardly visit the , restaurants them, the prospect of being able to eat or butchers. KFC after being forbidden from eating it I sent several e-mails with no response their entire lives was very exciting. E-mails so I called them. They failed to provide Something very important came out spread like wildfire, ranging from KFC is names of scholars who had approved their of this time we had spent. As Muslims Halal to claims that KFC was certified by machine slaughter method and repeated we put our trust in the seller that when HMC. Without checking or verifying, many the mantra ‘mechanised slaughter does they claim something is Halal, then it is. brothers and sisters rushed to KFC. not render the chicken/bird Haram!’ and Unfortunately this is not the case; other said that they have been established for a Halal restaurants in the area did not even The branches trialling the “Halal” products long time in the UK. My anger increased know if their meat was mechanically had their largest sales in history with as I spoke to the imams and scholars in or manually slaughtered. I myself then scores of Muslims queuing down the street East London all within a 2 mile radius contacted trading standards who stated outside. My wife had been brought to of three KFC outlets. I met with at least that as there is no definition for Halal in KFC by another sister and they also had twenty different scholars and did not find the UK they can not act. This in effect a finger lickin’ experience. Being slightly one that approved the method of machine means that any person can set up a more cautious, I viewed the website of KFC slaughter. I have sent questions to KFC and business, let’s say for example a fast food to find out if it was really true. What I read HFA as they claim to listen to consumers chicken shop, call it Halal and sell Haram initially surprised me and later disgusted and asked whether they have consulted meat to Muslims. I was surprised that me as in answer to the question ‘have the local Imams where they introduced so- no one had raised this issue, although, I you changed your suppliers of chicken?’, called Halal outlets and I am yet to receive have noticed that the Muslim Council of KFC wrote, ’we still continue to use the a response six months on. Britain (MCB) has drafted guidelines for same suppliers as previously’ - the same a definition of Halal slaughter. They have suppliers used by major retailers in the I decided to inform unsuspecting Muslims over 500 Muslim organisations under UK. This immediately rang alarm bells in the area so with a colleague of mine their wing and define Halal slaughter as in my head. Sainsburys, Tescos and the we spent our lunch breaks after Salah and not stunned and manually slaughtered. like were hardly the places I rushed to after work distributing a simple flyer with We should support them in bringing when I thought of buying my Halal meat. information on the issue. Some of the staff into legislation a legal definition for After reading more, I discovered that the came out from KFC and spoke to us and Halal. Please brothers and sisters ask company signing off the Halal process were extremely surprised that this was the if your butcher or restaurant is selling was the ‘Halal Food Authority’ (HFA). I type of Halal they were selling. Previous mechanically slaughtered meat. If they are didn’t really know anything about the to the Halal certification, they had been or don’t know, eat somewhere else. HFA so I decided to look at their website. selling Haram meat but everyone who I discovered from their own website that walked through their doors knew that. 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