***Press Release***

 

HMC Works to Ensure Your Qurbani / Udhiyyah is Halal

 

“Fighting the Qurbani Scam”

Released 25 November 2009

 

 

Alhamdulillah through the grace of the Almighty, HMC continues to help the Muslim community to procure and consume Halal with confidence.

 

As the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha arrives, and the Qurbani orders are received by butchers countrywide, HMC has been working hard in the background to ensure that the Qurbani is completed according to the rules of Shari’ah.

 

This is extremely important as there have been many incidents that HMC has become aware of in the past couple of years where the Qurbani has not been done properly

 

The Qurbani Scams 

  1. Last year, HMC found slaughterhouses slaughtering Qurbani before the Eid Salah (and before dawn).  Many are doing this so that meat can be delivered to eager customers early, unfortunately this practice renders the Qurbani void

  2. We had learnt of some instances where meat “provided as Qurbani” was everyday normal meat prepared and sold in the shop.  This was done to rid excess stock

  3. We learnt of the Qurbani fiasco where animals were slaughtered by a non-Muslim in Scotland (see our newsletter
    http://www.halalmc.net/newsletters/issue12.pdf)

These are grave concerns and one which HMC has been seeking to address with improved systems and awareness.

 

HMC Assurance Scheme

 

Special HMC Qurbani procedure ensures HMC consumers can buy their Qurbani meat with utmost confidence.  The scheme operates with the following measures to ensure Qurbani is undertaken according to the rules of Shari’ah; 

  1. Guidance Document - HMC has sent a guidance document highlighting the rules of Shari’ah relating to Qurbani to all its certified slaughterhouses that are performing Qurbani
    (http://www.halalmc.net/resources/udhiyyah.html#a)

  2. Memorandum of Agreement - HMC has received a signed document from all its certified red meat slaughterhouses that are performing Qurbani to confirm that they have read the guidance document and understand the shari’ah rulings and that they have bought animals that are suitable for Qurbani and understand the importance of the timing for Qurbani

  3. Inspectors’ Presence - HMC is the only certification organisation that will provide inspectors who will be physically present on all three days of Eid for every Qurbani slaughter

  4. New Special Qurbani Stamp - HMC has introduced a new special stamp for Qurbani that will be used on all Qurbani animals so that outlets and customers can clearly differentiate between normal Halal meat and those slaughtered for Qurbani

HMC requests continued dua and support from all readers. HMC wishes all its supporters, well wishers, and the whole Muslim Ummah Eid Mubarak.

 

“HMC taking deceit out of Qurbani” – Your Seal of Assurance.

 

 For further information please call HMC on 0844 846 0340 or email info@halalmc.org

 

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