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IT: Issue 2
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Is it permissable to eat prawns? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Shaykh Hafeezud Din   
Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Is it permissable to eat prawns? What are the views of the different schools of thought? 

The simple answer is that according to the three Schools of Thought, i.e. Shaafi'ee, Maaliki and Hanbali prawns are permissible, irrespective of it being a fish or not. However, according to the Hanafi Madhab, prawns are not permissible as it is not a fish.
 
According to the Hanafi Ulama, the only living creatures of the sea that are permissible are those that are in the form of a fish with an exception of the eel and hagfish, i.e.  although not in the form of a fish, they are permissible to eat.
 
Please, consult your scholar if you are of a different school of thought other thanb a Hanafi.
 
Remember me in your du'aas.
 
Wassalaam Ma'al Ikraam,
 
 

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2008 )
 
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