Does the hunting of the sea include the sea pig and the sea dog?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:96] Does this include the sea pig and the sea dog?
Answer:
Everything that does not live except in the sea is part of the sea catch, because there is no evidence for exceptions. They said that the crocodile and the snake are not to be eaten, but there is no evidence for this. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, generalized and said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:96], and its catch is that which does not live except in it. As for the crocodile, it lives on land and in the sea, so the aspect of prohibition prevails over it. As for that which does not live except in the sea, it is lawful, yes, without exception.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُAnswer:
Everything that does not live except in the sea is part of the sea catch, because there is no evidence for exceptions. They said that the crocodile and the snake are not to be eaten, but there is no evidence for this. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, generalized and said:
Lawful to you is game from the sea
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل صيد البحر يشمل خنزير وكلب البحر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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