The Ruling on Insects, the Shark, and Sea Animals
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The questioner:
And the diseases of the vine are a greater harm, like the plague of the rabbits, and is the quarantine a sunnah, and for how many years?
The Shaykh:
The hadith was not reported except regarding the fly; as for the rest of the insects, no, the rest of the insects do not take the ruling of the fly, because their nature is not like the nature of the fly. This is specific to the fly only. As for the shark, it falls under the category of sea creatures; it falls under the sea creatures, so it is lawful. Everything in the sea is lawful. The evidence is[Al-Ma'idah 5:96] This is general. , As for the two carrion animals, the sea creature and the locust, and "the sea creature" encompasses all sea animals that do not live except in it, from the shark and others, it is all lawful. But the shark, they say it is a predator, they say it is a predator, but this does not necessitate its prohibition due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted [Al-Ma'idah 5:96] The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) This is general.
The questioner:
Naturally, the aquatic animals, the crocodile, the lobster, and the crab.
The Shaykh:
All sea animals that do not live except in the sea are all lawful. All are lawful. Yes.
The questioner:
And we took it from the club.
The Shaykh:
No, the one that lives on land and lives in the sea, this does not take [that ruling]. The discussion is about the one that does not live except in the sea, does not live except in the sea, this is the lawful one. As for what lives on land and in the sea, like the buffalo and such, it requires slaughter; it is not lawful except by slaughter; it is given the ruling of land animals. Yes.
And the diseases of the vine are a greater harm, like the plague of the rabbits, and is the quarantine a sunnah, and for how many years?
The Shaykh:
The hadith was not reported except regarding the fly; as for the rest of the insects, no, the rest of the insects do not take the ruling of the fly, because their nature is not like the nature of the fly. This is specific to the fly only. As for the shark, it falls under the category of sea creatures; it falls under the sea creatures, so it is lawful. Everything in the sea is lawful. The evidence is
to you is game from the sea and its food
لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُThe evidence for us is that two carrion animals and flies [are permitted]
علة لنا ميتتان ودمامLawful to you is game from the sea
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِIt was made lawful for us two carrion animals
أحلت لنا ميتتانAnd its water is pure, and its carrion is lawful
والطهور ماؤه حل ميتتهThe questioner:
Naturally, the aquatic animals, the crocodile, the lobster, and the crab.
The Shaykh:
All sea animals that do not live except in the sea are all lawful. All are lawful. Yes.
The questioner:
And we took it from the club.
The Shaykh:
No, the one that lives on land and lives in the sea, this does not take [that ruling]. The discussion is about the one that does not live except in the sea, does not live except in the sea, this is the lawful one. As for what lives on land and in the sea, like the buffalo and such, it requires slaughter; it is not lawful except by slaughter; it is given the ruling of land animals. Yes.
Source
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