Terrible Padang Food From Pork, Gus Miftah Praises Padang Babiambo Restaurant Puts A Non-Halal Label

Babiambo Restaurant (Photo: Instagram)

JAKARTA - The furore about the culinary rendang Padang made from pork like the one sold by the Babiambo restaurant in Kelapa Gading Timur, Jakarta, has made a number of parties comment. Gus Miftah also commented based on a religious point of view.

Through Instagram, Gus Miftah explained the guidelines for Muslims to eat halal food in the letter Al-Baqarah.

"Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Allah SWT says in Surah Al-Baqarah verse 168, O humans, eat halal and good food on earth," said Gus Miftah in an Instagram post quoted on Tuesday, June 14.

Gus Miftah emphasized that the regulation only applies to Muslims. Non-Muslims are not bound so they can freely eat whatever they like.

"The obligation to eat halal food is for Muslims, yes, for non-Muslims, it's up to what they want to eat. Including what spices they want to cook, in what way, their taste," he continued.

In fact, Gus Miftah praised and expressed his gratitude to the traders who sell haram food for agreeing to provide a non-halal label.

"I actually thank the sellers of haram food who give non-halal labels. So when we see the non-halal food we do, don't get emotional, just don't buy it, it's finished," said Gus Miftah.

While joking that became his trademark, Gus Miftah made a closing question about rendang. "Eh, by the way, since when, huh, rendang has a religion?" closed Gus Miftah.