Fariq Naik – Is Eating Raman with Mirin Allowed

			My name
		

			is Davi, and I work as a freelancer.
		

			And I'm from Indonesia.
		

			I wanted to ask
		

			that what is the ruling on eating ramen
		

			that contains mirin? If someone doesn't know that
		

			the ramen contains mirin, does he get a
		

			sin for his actions? Thank you, mister Farik.
		

			First, let us understand what is ramen and
		

			what is mirin. Ramen, it is a kind
		

			of Japanese dish
		

			and it is noodles
		

			that is
		

			cooked
		

			along with meat and vegetables in a broth.
		

			Now many a times this ramen, it contains
		

			mirin. What is mirin? Mirin, it is
		

			a kind of rice. It is
		

			alcohol that is used in certain dishes.
		

			So many a times,
		

			mirin, it is put and mixed along with
		

			ramen
		

			in this
		

			in the Japanese way of eating food.
		

			So whenever an individual is going to a
		

			Japanese restaurant, and we know that in Japan,
		

			many a times they drink alcohol,
		

			the food that is not halal,
		

			and they use alcohol in their dishes. So
		

			when you are going to a Japanese restaurant
		

			and if they're serving ramen,
		

			so see to it that you ask the
		

			chef or you ask the people who are
		

			in charge in the restaurant
		

			that does the restaurant,
		

			does this ramen contain alcohol
		

			and the meat as well? You should ask
		

			them that is it halal. And we know
		

			that in the western countries, especially
		

			in countries like USA, UK, the fast food
		

			joints like McDonald's and other joints, they generally
		

			do not serve the meat is not halal.
		

			The chicken is not halal. So when we
		

			are going to such restaurants, we should verify
		

			regarding the meat.
		

			Same case in the Japanese restaurant. So whenever
		

			you're going and whenever you're eating ramen, verify
		

			and see to it that you ask the
		

			chef that is alcohol being used in
		

			this dish of ramen.
		

			And if you do
		

			ask the chef or the waiter and if
		

			you have done proper
		

			research
		

			and then after that, if it happened so
		

			that
		

			there was alcohol that was present, then inshallah
		

			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will forgive you because
		

			you took the precautions.
		

			But if you do not take any precautions
		

			and then
		

			if you go to such restaurants
		

			and you knowing that in
		

			Japan, for example, in ramen,
		

			it is widely known
		

			that alcohol is used then but natural, it
		

			is wrong. So I hope that answers your
		

			question.