What is Islam's view on Fish?

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isnt anything from the sea permissible?, and as for shelfish, its a known fact that it contains less mercery and other toxins because of the shelling, so i do not understand any of this nor heard of it
 
When it's come to meat slaughtered by Ahlul Kitab, it secured to eat kosher than meat slaughtered by Christians.

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"Someone asked Abu al-Darda whether he could eat the flesh of a lamb, slaughtered for the Church of St. George, which had been given to him. Abu al-Darda answered, "O Allah, may you pardon us! Are they not People of the Book, whose food is halal for us, and ours for them? He then told the person to eat it." (Reported by al-Tabari)
 
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Someone was saying to me that its permissable to eat meat from any McDonalds and similar fast food chains, because it is from people of the book. Whereas I know we can eat Kosher meat, but I'm sure McDonalds is not Kosher. So...?
 
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seeker_of_ilm said:
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Someone was saying to me that its permissable to eat meat from any McDonalds and similar fast food chains, because it is from people of the book. Whereas I know we can eat Kosher meat, but I'm sure McDonalds is not Kosher. So...?
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lol, the only thing halaal from McDonalds is fillet o fish and chips - and they are rip off prices. From what I've learnt, kosher meat is halal and we crustaceans are not halaal - in fact, anything with a shell we aren't allowed to eat.
 
aamirsaab said:
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lol, the only thing halaal from McDonalds is fillet o fish and chips - and they are rip off prices. From what I've learnt, kosher meat is halal and we crustaceans are not halaal - in fact, anything with a shell we aren't allowed to eat.
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how can kosher meat be halal when its not cut with Allah's name being recited?:?
 
seeker_of_ilm said:
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Someone was saying to me that its permissable to eat meat from any McDonalds and similar fast food chains, because it is from people of the book. Whereas I know we can eat Kosher meat, but I'm sure McDonalds is not Kosher. So...?
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McDonalds in Israel... and Israel only. Completley follows our laws of Kashrut. lol. You can't get a Cheeseburger in a Kosher McDonalds because we can't mix meat and dairy. :)
 
Woodrow said:
Lavikor, If you follow kashrut for the fish it will be halal. There are some fish that are Haraam to Muslim but they are also not Kashrut. Basicaly, to be halal the seafood needs to have visible scales, swim, and have fins. Some fish that are Haraam are Cat-fish, Eels, Sharks, shell fish. some that are questionable are Shrimp, prawns, and squid.
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As salaamu alaykum,

do you have proof for that?..barakallahu feek!
 
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salama

chk this out

Question :
Please forgive me for my ignorance in this matter. I am very interested in learning the ways of Islam. My question concerns dietary rulings. What types of fish and seafood are permissible?
Thank you for your help.​
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

 Among the blessings that Allaah has bestowed upon us is the fact that He has made our religion easy for us, and has not made it too difficult or unbearable. He has allowed us many things that were forbidden according to previously-revealed laws. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you…” [al-Baqarah 2:185].

 Hence all kinds of food from the sea are permissible, whether they are plants or animals, alive or dead. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food – for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel…” [al-Maa’idah 5:96]. Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “ Sayduhu (lit. hunting, pursuit) refers to whatever is taken from it alive, and ta’aamuhu (lit. its food) means whatever is taken dead.”

 There are a few things – certain types of water animals – which some scholars exclude from the permission outlined above. These are:
Crocodiles. The correct view is that eating these is not allowed, because they have fangs and live on land – even though they may spend a lot of time in the water – so precedence should be given to the reason for forbidding it (it is a land animal that has fangs).
 Frogs. It is not permitted to eat them because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade killing them, as is reported in the hadeeth of ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Uthmaan, who said that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the killing of frogs. (Narrated by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Maajah; see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 6970). The rule is that everything which we are forbidden to kill, we are not allowed to eat; if we are allowed to eat it we are allowed to kill it.

 Some scholars exclude sea snakes, but the correct view is that as they live nowhere except in the water, we are permitted to eat them, because of the general nature of the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food – for the benefit of yourselves …” [al-Maa’idah 5:96].

 Otters and turtles. The correct view is that to be on the safe side, it is permissible to eat them after slaughtering them properly, because they live both on land and in the sea. Here the rule is that in the case of animals that live both on land and in the sea, the rules concerning land animals should be given precedence, to be on the safe side, so they must be slaughtered properly, except for crabs which do not need to be slaughtered, even though they live both on land and in the sea, because they do not have blood.

 Everything that can cause harm is forbidden as food, even if it comes from the sea, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allaah is Most Merciful to you.” [al-Nisa’ 4:29] and: “… and do not throw yourselves into destruction…” [al-Baqarah 2:195].
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(See al-Mughni, 11/83; Haashiyah al-Rawd, 7/430; Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/197; and Ahkaam al-At’imah by al-Fawzaan).
 And Allaah knows best.

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amirah_87 said:
ASS SALAAMU ALAYKUM AKHEE!!

do you have proof for that??..barakallahu feek!
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Amirah, the Jewish dietary laws governing fish is they may not eat anything without visible scales and fins and it must swim. There is nothing about that, that would be haraam.

Reading the threads here you may notice that in regards to eating fish, any fish that meets the condition of being kosher would be halal. Just the opposite would be true tho. Some of what we would consider Halal, a Jew would not be permitted to eat.
 
lavikor201 said:
I still think you guys have it harder. I love tasting wine. :-( something I should try to stop.... lol.
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Strangly enough when I reverted I thought that would be a difficult thing for me. I always used to enjoy wine with my supper. Yet, when I reverted I lost all taste for it. It has not been a hardship. I understand where you are coming from, it would appear to be a hardship upon a Muslim.

Interesting thing about Jews and Wine. I have never met a Jew who drank to excess. I could be wrong, but it seems that alcoholism is nearly unheard of among Jews.
 
I love wine, I don't know how you can live without it. I guess I could never be a Muslim. I got to bars with my friends a lot. lol.
 
Jews tend to not drink that much or over do it, because it can effect judgment which in the end could end up leading to you breaking a law.
 
sonz said:
salama

chk this out

Question :
Please forgive me for my ignorance in this matter. I am very interested in learning the ways of Islam. My question concerns dietary rulings. What types of fish and seafood are permissible?
Thank you for your help.​
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

 Among the blessings that Allaah has bestowed upon us is the fact that He has made our religion easy for us, and has not made it too difficult or unbearable. He has allowed us many things that were forbidden according to previously-revealed laws. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you…” [al-Baqarah 2:185].

 Hence all kinds of food from the sea are permissible, whether they are plants or animals, alive or dead. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food – for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel…” [al-Maa’idah 5:96]. Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “ Sayduhu (lit. hunting, pursuit) refers to whatever is taken from it alive, and ta’aamuhu (lit. its food) means whatever is taken dead.”

 There are a few things – certain types of water animals – which some scholars exclude from the permission outlined above. These are:
Crocodiles. The correct view is that eating these is not allowed, because they have fangs and live on land – even though they may spend a lot of time in the water – so precedence should be given to the reason for forbidding it (it is a land animal that has fangs).
 Frogs. It is not permitted to eat them because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade killing them, as is reported in the hadeeth of ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Uthmaan, who said that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the killing of frogs. (Narrated by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Maajah; see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 6970). The rule is that everything which we are forbidden to kill, we are not allowed to eat; if we are allowed to eat it we are allowed to kill it.

 Some scholars exclude sea snakes, but the correct view is that as they live nowhere except in the water, we are permitted to eat them, because of the general nature of the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food – for the benefit of yourselves …” [al-Maa’idah 5:96].

 Otters and turtles. The correct view is that to be on the safe side, it is permissible to eat them after slaughtering them properly, because they live both on land and in the sea. Here the rule is that in the case of animals that live both on land and in the sea, the rules concerning land animals should be given precedence, to be on the safe side, so they must be slaughtered properly, except for crabs which do not need to be slaughtered, even though they live both on land and in the sea, because they do not have blood.

 Everything that can cause harm is forbidden as food, even if it comes from the sea, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allaah is Most Merciful to you.” [al-Nisa’ 4:29] and: “… and do not throw yourselves into destruction…” [al-Baqarah 2:195].
​
(See al-Mughni, 11/83; Haashiyah al-Rawd, 7/430; Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/197; and Ahkaam al-At’imah by al-Fawzaan).
 And Allaah knows best.

​
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=1919&dgn=4
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thanks so much, i love people bringing proof instead of opinions telling me that half the fish i eat is not allowed when it is.
 
i heard we can eat any fish which has blood... and i also once heard we aint allowed to eat snails n stuff coz they aint got bones or somethin


^^ both of these are hearsay... can sum1 clarify inshaAllah..
 

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