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.