A logo commits a body, not 'halal' in general
Halal certification is issued by bodies — associations, mosques, inspection companies — each with its own standard. They don't all answer the dividing questions the same way: is an inspector present at every slaughter? Is stunning accepted, and for which species?
That's why Tayib doesn't stop at the logo. When a body appears on the product page, the app shows the 'Reported certification' verdict, then what is known about the body from its public sources: permanent or undocumented supervision, position on stunning. And if your settings refuse stunning, the app warns you when a body does not document that refusal.
What a logo does not prove
- That Tayib, or anyone other than the body, has verified it: Tayib reports a certification, it does not authenticate it.
- That the certificate is still valid: a body can withdraw an approval, and old packaging stays on the shelf.
- That every ingredient was assessed according to your school: the schools differ on some points (rennet, seafood, carmine…).
Conversely, the word 'halal' written in an ingredient list, with no body named, is not enough for meat or gelatin: that is the rule in Tayib's encyclopedia.
- Meathalal slaughter not proven4 schools · Doubtful
- Gelatinanimal origin unspecified4 schools · Doubtful
Checking an approval yourself
Several bodies publish what they certify, or what they have stopped certifying. Tayib links to these public registries:
- AVS establishment directory
- Check an Achahada approval
- Certifications withdrawn by Achahada
- Brands certified by the Lyon mosque
- Check a Halal Correct certificate (using the key printed on it)
- JAKIM halal check
- MUIS establishment register
- BPJPH certificate search
- Certifiers registered in the Emirates (MoIAT)
- CICOT halal check
- HFCE website
Why uncertified meat is 'doubtful'
Meat and slaughter
To be lawful, meat from a permitted animal must come from compliant slaughter: slaughtering in the best manner and sparing suffering. Mentioning Allah’s name is a condition according to the majority of scholars; for Shafi‘is, it is a strongly recommended sunnah.
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسْقٌ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ
“And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].”
“Shaddid b. Aus said: Two are the things which I remember Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: Verily Allah has enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and when you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die comfortably.”
The People of the Book
The Qur’an makes the food of the People of the Book lawful. Scholars differ over what this covers today, particularly meat from industrial slaughterhouses: the slaughter conditions still need to be established. Resolution 225 of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy allows organisations to require a Muslim slaughterer to reassure the consumer; this does not remove the Qur’anic permission regarding the People of the Book.
ٱلْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ ۖ وَطَعَامُ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَـٰفِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِىٓ أَخْدَانٍ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُۥ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
“This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.”
Stunning
In France, the debate mainly concerns stunning before slaughter. Some organisations reject it; others accept it under conditions. Tayib shows the organisation’s published position when known, and ‘not documented’ otherwise.