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Abstract

The research aimed to elucidate the Tort Liability imposed on restaurants and its impact on human health from an Islamic jurisprudence perspective. The study employed a descriptive methodology and relied on an analytical approach, yielding significant findings:
It is impermissible under Islamic law for anyone to cause harm to a human body, whether the harm is external through physical assault resulting in death or injury, or internal by serving food that is harmful to the body. Tort Liability is defined as the guarantee of damage arising from harmful actions. Scholars have discussed the damages related to food extensively, and any harm inflicted on others by an individual’s actions or their cause is accountable. Common instances necessitating liability due to tort include: restaurants that slaughter animals and serve them to customers where the meat contains growth stimulants or hormones not intended for medical use, or restaurants using pork products, carrion, blood and its products, or employing impurities in feeding livestock intended for food production.
Recommendations

Intensify the supervision of food and beverages supplied by restaurants and cafeterias.
Increase deterrence and penalties for restaurants that fail in their duties towards guests.