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Prawns, crayfish, lobster, etc

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Q: What is Mufti Saheb’s personal view regarding the permissibility of consuming the following:

1) Crayfish

2) Lobster

3) Prawns

4) Crab

5) Langoustine

6) Shrimp

7) Muscles

8) Calamari

9) Oyster

Bismillaah

A: I personally don’t eat these things.

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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