Btw, have you guys watch the video about the food court at The Mines and Subway?
The point that I'm trying to highlight this time is the important of finding halal food especially when you're travelling or dining out. Allah mentioned in Al-Quran; in Surah Al-Baqarah verse number 168 (as below)
Translation : O Mankind, eat from whatever is on earth (that is) lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed he is to you a clear enemy.
In a Hadith the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “A body nourished on Haram sustenance (rizq) will not enter paradise.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi)
He (Allah bless him & give him peace) mentioned a man having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the sky (saying): O Lord! O Lord! - While his food is Haram, his drink is Haram, his clothing is Haram, and his nourishment is Haram, so how can his dua be answered! (Sahih Muslim)
Our food, or nutrition, is like the seed of plants. The type of food one takes nourishes good or satanic tendencies in a person. If the seed is satanic, then the body acquires evil tendencies. If a Haram morsel goes down the throat, then the control over the body will come into the hands of Satan. Till the time that morsel remains in the body, Satan too will occupy it. -Source http://www.al-islam.org/istiadha/8.htm
If one eats something not knowing that it is haraam, then one will not be sinning. However, if one does not investigate and carelessly eats thing without investigating, than a certain extent of blame doe lie upon the shoulds of the individual. -Source http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?6773-ANSWERED-Eating-haram-food-unknowingly
So, I'd like to share with you some websites which can be used to check whether the hotels, restaurants, and premises that you wish to go or to work for or maybe products that you consume have the halal certificates or not.
1. For hotels http://www.halal.gov.my/v3/index.php/ms/senarai-hotel/241-carian-direktori-hotel or click here
2. For premises, products, restaurants, or etc http://www.halal.gov.my/v3/index.php/ms/direktori-halal-malaysia/126-carian-direktori-halal-malaysia or click here
3. Lists of premises or companies that have just received the halal certificates http://www.halal.gov.my/v3/index.php/ms/sijil-terbaru-yang-diluluskan or click here
I'll try to update more links in the future, okay? Till then~