Consuming Crabs
Question
Is eating crab Makrooh-e-Tanzihi or Haraam? Is it permissible to eat it for medical purposes?
Answer
It is not permissible to consume anything from the ocean besides fish, according to the Hanafi Mazhab. Hence, consuming crabs is Haraam since they are not part of the fish family.
If a pious, upright, Muslim doctor advises that one should consume crabs as a treatment and there are no other alternatives, then it will be permissible to consume it for medical reasons.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
فعند الحنفية يحرم ما عدا السمك (إعلاء السنن17/186)
الضرورات تبيح المحظورات (الأشباه والنظائر 1/73)
- Answered by
- Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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