How we confirm halal status

We don't certify every listing ourselves. Instead, every listing carries one of three honest confidence levels, so you always know WHO is telling you it's halal, and exactly WHAT's halal, before you rely on it.

The three confidence levels

Verified

The business confirmed this listing's halal status themselves. See below for exactly what they told us.

What this does

The business claimed this listing and told us exactly what's halal. See the facts panel on the listing
Earns the badge instantly, the moment they confirm

What this doesn't

Isn't checked by us. If something looks wrong, report it

Community confirmed

Confirmed by repeated reports from local Muslims who've actually been.

What this does

Confirmed by several different local customers who've actually been
Auto-granted once enough consistent, independent reports come in

What this doesn't

Isn't the business's own claim. It's an independent signal from customers, labelled as such wherever it appears

Listed as halal

Listed as halal from public data. Nobody has claimed or confirmed this listing yet. Check with the business before you rely on it.

What this does

Listed as halal from public data (e.g. Google) or a directory we imported

What this doesn't

Nobody has claimed or confirmed anything about this listing yet
Don't rely on it alone. Confirm with the business before you visit

How a listing moves up

1. Listed

A listing starts out imported from public data or added by its owner. Muted, no green badge, until something more is confirmed.

2. Claimed

The business proves it is the business. That is a real check, done by a person, and it is about identity rather than halal status.

3. Confirmed by the business

Once claimed, the business says what is halal at its own place. That earns the green badge, labelled as their word, because it is theirs and it sits with them.

4. Confirmed by locals

People who have actually been can confirm what they found. It is a separate, independent signal and it is labelled as one.

5. Ages honestly

A confirmation carries its date and lapses after 12 months, so an old badge shows its age rather than staying green forever.

The “What's halal here” facts

Every listing, verified or not, shows the same facts panel, honestly filled in as far as we know it. Nothing is guessed: an unconfirmed fact reads “Not confirmed yet”, never a fabricated answer.

What's halal: All of it, some of it (ask when you go), or on request. For a shop it reads as "all the meat sold is halal" or "halal and non-halal sold here", because a butcher is not a menu.
Note: Free text from whoever confirmed the listing, in their own words, e.g. "halal chicken only".
Who said it: Every panel carries one line naming the source: the business, local customers, or public listings data when nobody has confirmed anything yet.

Report an inaccuracy

If something on a listing contradicts what you found (a changed menu, or halal no longer on offer), tell us from that listing's page (“Report an issue”), or email us directly. We look at every report and we will ask the business to confirm again.

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