Is shark meat halal or haram?

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Is shark halal or haram? Is it allowed in Islam?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 1813/1457/B=12/1434)

Every kind of fish is halal to eat. If shark is also a fish, then why there is doubt whether it is halal or not?

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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