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Prawns: Fish or Not?

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Q: Are prawns categorized as fish and if not what are they and will this make them halaal, makrooh or haraam?

Bismillaah

A: According to us they are not fish. And what is not fish is not permissible to consume.

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

Answered by:

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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