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dealing with halalan toyyiban, proper distribution per se is not enough. Total segregation must be implemented in order to ensure the purity of a product.
In management, as a halalan toyyiban practitioner, we should avoid from dealing with non-halal or haram things. This refers to what the Prophet PBUH had mentioned about alcohol and usury.
It was reported by Anas may Allah be pleased with him, that Prophet Muhammad pbuh said: God’s curse falls on ten groups of people who deal
with alcohol. The one who distils it, the one for whom it has been distilled, the one who drinks it, the one who transports it, the one to who it has been brought,
the one whom serves it, the one who sells it, the one who utilizes money from it, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else
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cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to it, and the one who recorded it
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. ALLAH SWT will curse those who are involved in any of those actions mentioned in the Hadith
above as they are totally against the teachings of Islam. In Islamic retailing, selling haram items e.g. alcohol or any swine products are totally prohibited. Total segregation of those haram items
must be executed. It is better if we can have a separate business entity in this matter. To illustrate, non-Islamic retailing management business sells non-halal products, while Islamic retailing
management business sells only halal products that had been approved by the authorities of a government agencies, namely JAKIM. This type of division will ensure our business to be free
from the wrath of ALLAH SWT and more importantly, it is Shariah compliant.
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- Total segregation of a non-halal product will determine to halal retailing management.
iii. Acknowledgement and Enforcement by the Government Agencies
Islamic Management for Muslims is not new in Malaysia. Wan Liz Ozman 1996 had discussed the subject matter in details regarding the adoption of Islamic culture as an agenda in developing
a country. The agenda had been introduced by Malaysian government since 1985. This agenda also is a clear indicator that the Malaysian government intends to promote this Islamic way of life
to the Malaysian community especially towards Muslim. The Malaysian government has executed a lot of programs for this subject matter such as development of self-esteem, human
capital, concept family in Islam and Islamic motivation Bakir, 2008. The government also had many books published about the Islamic way of life that highlights values, norm, professional
etiquettes and servicing. But all these agendas seem to be left out. Only a few target groups are aware of it while others still live in ambiguity and ignorance. This is because in the past two
decades, the concept has not been taught in any tertiary institution in this country. The concept
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had just been highlighted recently after the acceptance of Malaysia as a Halal Hub by other Muslim countries in the world.
The Malaysian government has to play significant roles in making this Halalan Toyyiban concept a success. This concept should be recognized and it should be treated equally like other rules and
governance in Malaysia. The government also should encourage higher institutions to take responsibility by introducing the halal concept as a subject in their institution. Perhaps by doing
this, the knowledge of Halalan Toyyiban will be spread to the whole nation and in the long run, it will be accepted by the society. Akademik Peruncitan and Institut Latihan Peruncitan are two
such institutions formed by the Malaysian government which deals directly with the retailing management. They should come up with strong and comprehensive programme in making this
concept a reality.
The government’s rules and regulations also play a critical part in making the Halalan Toyyiban concept in retailing to be fully enforced. In the past three decades, nobody is aware about the
concept of Islamic banking, but now it is widely accepted. Even the government itself had imposed a specific law to specialize in this matter: Islamic Banking Act 1983. It is hoped that by
having a strong desire and being fully aware of the understanding plus the responsibilities to implement Sha’riah law Islamic code and conduct, perhaps we can see another Islamic-based
Act to be imposed in Malaysian law of constitution, i.e. Islamic Retailing Act.
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- Acknowledgement and enforcement by the government will lead to the success of halal retailing management.