Why Fish Don’t Need Zabihah: Understanding Halal Consumption

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Q: Are fish already Zabihah (Halaal)?How? Why don’t we do zabihah for fish just like we do in cases of Cows, goats, hens, camels?

Bismillaah

A: This is the command of the shari`ah.

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

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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