Curious to know, bottled herbal tea such as those sold by Chinese medicine shops like Koong Woh Tong or Shun Tai Hong, or like the famous petaling street air mata kucing. Do/Can Muslims consume those drinks?
Thanks!

This post has been edited by torres09: Mar 15 2024, 12:00 PM

Yes, always see alot drinking Koong Woh Tong

Yes they can if they want it or like it.

This 1 really soalan susah

don't simply say not-Halal certified. later kena LOD then only you know

Depends. For someone who are a bit conservative like me, then no. Ppl may argue its just a herbal tea, but obviously if no halal cert , and we don't know what source , what are the ingredients, how is the handling process, got involved in any religious practice or not, etc etc.

But if your friends is liberal type, then perhaps they are ok with it.

Just to be safe, then just get something else ..

This post has been edited by MegaCanonF: Mar 15 2024, 09:42 AM

if its all just herb its okay
no pig, no dog, no ayam pulas
but i just cannot the smell

hmmm...if it's with halal logo...why not?

If was was, better to just stick with plain water.

But make sure water is also halal source ya.

they wont drink la...n the funny ting is those herbs telor where we get it in pasar malam, apparently they hv it oso but only on special occasion ppl cook it n they absolutely love it..
watever masakan cina, they will love it...

My friend was partner in bottle water company based in Johor. Religious dept came & told company to get halal cert. Company replied, my water source is Air Johor, if Air Johor got halal cert then we get hall cert. Religious dept never came back.

Halal cert is never compulsory. To sell without halal cert is not an offense.

But to claim the product is halal certified without possesing halal cert, that is a crime.

The issue is Religious dept little Napoleon took abitarary decision to demand company get cert. This problem is endemic in Malaysia. Rules are interpreted arbitrary unilaterally according to whim & fancy (or more apt, religious biased) of little Napoleon without strictly following the spirit of the law.

As you said, cert is not compulsory & the company never claim to have it nor do they print the logo on their product.

For me no.

I don't drink any type or brand herbal tea.

I don't like the taste.

If I want to try any herbal tea I will look for vendor with halal cert.

Saw many Muslim people wearing hijab drinking it. Not an issue since they don't think it's a problem even without halal cert. In fact many Muslims travelling overseas have to rely on common sense since not many places will have halal cert, they just need to ask and know what ingredients are in their food and drink. Of course they will fell better patronizing restaurants run by Muslims. But in certain situations they just have to make do with the best options available

This post has been edited by yeeck: Mar 15 2024, 11:53 AM

saw malay buy Jia Duo Bao once at supermaket

Kesian the department sales not doing that good, need to go around to get more business.

Senile went to China town drink Soya rilek aje.

make ownself simple2 one, those medicine shop always too strong personally

I've seen them asking the Koong Woh Tong staff whether it's halal in front of me

Some of them I know don't take because not halal.. Depends how liberal and open minded they are.. Like those pork free restaurants.. Some of them insist must have halal logo only will go eat

The "gui ling gao" contains turtle shell.. I don't think they will trust the ingredients used

This post has been edited by -PuPu^ZaPruD3r-: Mar 15 2024, 12:38 PM

Yes but no many

No longer use turtle shell for many many many many years ady, protected animal

Got it, so it is up to individual appetite.
I guess it will not be a problem with religious department if Muslims consume those drinks as long as it is not printed or marketed as halal?
Or the owner has the obligation to display or inform that the drink is not certified halal?

Personally no, some of the smell can be abit too overbearing. I think tea should have a more soft & pleasant fragrance, but I believe that's more to personal taste. Wouldn't look for them for health benefits though, that one is more because of my own lack of confidence in traditional / alternative medicine in general.

Also didn't know air mata kucing is considered herbal tea. No issues drinking that.

herbal jeli used to use turtle...now no more so they get halal...

People who understand that herbs are halal and trust the manufacturer not putting any pig bone inside the herbal tea, yes.

Else, and default: No.

hi, i drink herbal tea from gerai minuman lin kee in seremban...chinese shop...

but only few malays drink there including me

I have been living overseas for study. So I don't exactly see the big deal about halal cert. As long as the drink doesn't contain haram element like alcohol, pork, blood, haram meats etc, then its fair game.

Halal logo isn't what defines halal or haram anyway. Just another tool to help us in decision making. As long as each muslim are equipped with the knowledge, then they can perform due diligence to research or ask in determining what's halal, haram or was-was in the ingredients themselves.

petaling street mata kucing stall in mid valley got malay buy n drink lar

Those open mind will drink/eat even without halal cert.

Some of my co worker die die won't masuk a restaurant without halal logo unless is a Malay operated shop

So she always never join us in the team lunch because we go to those no lark no pork restaurant. ( Other Malay they are ok as long no lard no pork but non halal logo).

There really should be a poll on this soalan susah

But we know why all diam diam no one buat survey on this

All know the truth hurts and will be condemned as bias in one way or another

Ya, that's what triggered my question. I think from the replies here it is definitely up to individual.

Btw RM6 for a bottle is such a rip off!

Indeed its really up to the individual

If you go TREC on weekends, you will see many of them drink alcohol

So for some its ok, some not ok. Thats why you also see varying answers here

suruh muslim friend jangan minum, jangan sentuh herbal, hanya buat susah saja

Oh interesting..saw Malay model posing for Koong Woh Tong..
Not sure if they got the Halal cert or not