What is Islam's view on Fish?

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no we can eat any types of fish, but some types of fish such as squids and muscles (i dunno if thats how u spell it)
 
I wish i cud edit that, but i was about to say we can't have those types, i forgot the name u wud give that type of fish
 
Hey there,

every creature livin' in the sea has been made halal for us to eat!! :)
 
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no sis they're halal.....there's a lenghty post of this some that goes into detail about this..just go visit that insha'allah
 
LOL. Thank you guys...

I wasn't sure because "Kashrut" which are the Jewish Laws of food make it so we cnnot eat some types of fish.

Kosher fish are identified by their scales. Obviously, crustaceans (such as lobster) and other shellfish (such as clams) are not Kosher because they lack scales. All "scales" however, are not Halachikally equal. Halacha defines a fish scale as a growth on the side of a fish similar to a fingernail – it must be removable without damage to the skin of the fish. Sturgeon, although it has primitive bony plates on its sides, is not considered Kosher because the scales cannot be removed without damaging the flesh. Sharks are similarly not Kosher, because their skin is covered with tiny teeth-like armor, which are not considered scales at all. The first step in determining a Kosher fish is verifying that it has a Kosher scale. Although many Kosher fish are completely covered with scales, Halacha requires only a minimum number of scales to accord a fish Kosher status (see Y.D. 83:1). Tuna, for example, have very few scales, yet are nevertheless considered a Kosher fish.
 
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.
 
For those Muslims who follow Shafiite jurisdiction anything that live in the water and cannot survive outside the water are halal. Israeli Arabs are mostly who follows Shafiite jurisdiction.

According to Yusuf Al Qardawi, even if there are sea-dogs or sea-hogs and they are ultimately marine animal, there are permissable to eat.

"And it is He Who has subjected the sea (to you) in order that you may eat fresh meat from it ...." (Koran:16:14)

"The game of the sea is permitted to you and so is its food, a provision for you and for travelers by sea...." (Koran:5:99)

Muslims are also allowed to eat meat slaughtered by Jews.
 
as far as i knw i was told or my family n afcrz shikhs say tht fish is not haram bcz its a sea food n thy dnt have 2 kill da fish , if we cnt eat da chickens thy sale in KFC bcz thy did not start bismiallah with it, before cutin da head of da chicken, so its not da same as fish i beliv.., we can alwas eat fish.. i dnt think im helpful at all but i was told fish r not haram.. so im not sure abt da islamic rulin abt it....
 
Lavikor,

Here in the States we eat Kosher when we can not find Halal. Yes, the dietary laws are nearly identical. What is interesting is in the community I live in we are nearly equaly divided Jew and Muslim. During our individual holidays we often cook a little something for each other. We share a lot of things together. Peacefull coexistance is possible. If small communities like the one I live in can do it, perhaps one day it can happen between countries.
 
Lavikor,

I don't know if you know this but Muslims are even allowed to eat Kosher meat! Allah allows the muslims to eat from the people of the book, as he says this numerous times in the Qur'an. the "people of the book" are christians and jews. we can't eat from christians now becuase the people who cut the meat, you don't really know are christian or not, they could be aethiest or some other religion.

but kosher food is strictly cut from Jews, so it is allowed for muslims to eat :).
 
Salaam o alaikum,

Ummm. I've been told that crabs are haraam as well...?
Could some one tell me the link for this thread that sister amirah_87 mentions? Would like to check up on it.

JazakAllah u khairun.

And Lavikor201, thank you, for it was great learning about jewish law on sea food.

Peace,
Alaikum Salaam
 
there is a difference of opinion. some say it is makrooh (disliked, but not a sin) some say it is permissible.
 
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there is a difference of opinion. some say it is makrooh (disliked, but not a sin) some say it is permissible.
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I've been told that Shrimp, crabs, lobster and other crustaceans are Makrooh.

I've heard divided opinions about Squid, octopus, clams and oysters. some tell me they are Makrooh others tell me they are Haraam and others just look at me funny and say YECH!!!!

Actually before I reverted Calimari (squid) was my favorite sea food. But, since I reverted I no longer eat it to be on the safe side.
 

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