Freeing Appetite, Keeping Faith: The Struggle of Muslim Go-Jek Drivers in the Middle of Non-Halal Food Challenges

Rosdalina Bukido; Misbahul Munir Makka; Nurlaila Isima

doi:10.63077/

Authors

Rosdalina Bukido Institut Agama Islam Negeri Manado, Indonesia Authors
Misbahul Munir Makka Institut Agama Islam Negeri Manado, Indonesia Authors
Nurlaila Isima Institut Agama Islam Negeri Manado, Indonesia Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63077/

Keywords:

Go-Jek, Non-Halal food, challenges

Abstract

This study aims to dig deeper into the phenomenon that arises from the work of Go-Jek Muslim drivers in Manado City, especially in serving non-halal food orders through the Go-food application. In the application, an auto-bid system is implemented that automatically accepts orders from drivers, so rejecting the order risks suspending the account. The applied research method is a field study with a case study approach, allowing for a deeper understanding of this phenomenon's social, cultural, and legal context. The results showed that the auto-bid system effectively forces drivers to receive and deliver non-halal food orders, even though this contradicts the principle of halal in Islamic teachings. In review of Islamic law, this situation creates a moral dilemma between maintaining the sanctity of religious teachings and meeting life's necessities. However, based on the rules of maqashid shari'ah, non-halal food delivery can be justified as part of an effort to simplify life and eliminate difficulties or narrowness in daily life.

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