Selling lobsters

· 20 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish
Business and DealingsTradePermissible and impermissible items of tradebusinesslobster

Question

I would like to know that in the Hanafi madhab, eating of lobster is not allowed. So is it permissible for a hanafi to trade (buy and sell) lobster?

Answer

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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