Eating fish without ritual slaughter
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Fatwa number ( 11389 )
Q: I read in one of the local newspapers here that eating fish without slaughter is considered forbidden. Is this correct? It is known that the entire population eats fish without slaughter in the Islamic and Arab world.
A: What you heard regarding the obligation to slaughter fish is not correct, and it is permissible to eat it without slaughter; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was asked about purifying oneself with seawater, he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 83Sahih (Al-Albani) . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I read in one of the local newspapers here that eating fish without slaughter is considered forbidden. Is this correct? It is known that the entire population eats fish without slaughter in the Islamic and Arab world.
A: What you heard regarding the obligation to slaughter fish is not correct, and it is permissible to eat it without slaughter; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was asked about purifying oneself with seawater, he said:
Its water is pure and what dies in it is lawful food.
هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتته
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