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What is the ruling on eating land and sea snails?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on eating land and sea snails, given that they are cooked directly?

Answer:
By Allah, I do not know about snails; I do not know what they are. But if it does not live except in the sea, its ruling is the ruling of fish; it is a type of fish. Yes. As for if it lives on land, I do not know about it; I do not know. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أكل الحلزون البري والبحري؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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