Is it permissible for one to eat crabs?
Question
are we allowed to eat crabs
Answer
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
According to the Hanafi Mazhab, it is not permissible for one to consume any water-borne creature besides fish. Therefore, it would not be permissible for a person to consume crabs since they are not classified as fish.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
فعند الحنفية يحرم ما عدا السمك (اعلاء السنن، ج 17، ص 187، كراتشي)[1]
- Answered by
- Moulana Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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