Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

What animals/seafoods cant we eat? Even if life depend on it? Arent all seafoods halaal?

· 29 Shaʻban 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6921English

Question

Okay, I know that we cant eat pork. But anything from the sea? why not? I would like to know the reasons and extractions from relevant sources.Where does it state we cant eat shell fish/other sea foods, considering that everything from the sea is halaal, and need not be slaughted as per islamic rites(i am under correction regarding this). Shukan Brother...

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According to the Hanafis, it is only permissible to eat what falls under the category of fish.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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