We have mentioned that the slaughter of the People of the Book is permissible to eat, and regarding sea catch, 'Ata says: “Eat from the sea catch, even if a Christian, a Jew, or a Zoroastrian caught it.”
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The questioner : O Shaykh, it was mentioned to us that the slaughter of the People of the Book is permissible for us to eat. And here in the chapter on sea catch, Ibn 'Abbas says: “Eat from the sea catch, even if a Christian, a Jew, or a Zoroastrian caught it”. There are some sea animals that must be slaughtered if taken out of the sea. Is it permissible for us to eat if a Zoroastrian slaughters it?
The Shaykh : Yes, because lawful slaughter is not a condition for it.
The questioner : O Shaykh, the Zoroastrian is the one who slaughters it.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this slaughter is not a condition; meaning, if it is left until it dies, it is permissible.
The questioner : If the saying... it says: “Everything in the sea is slaughtered,” meaning the original state is slaughter, is that right?
The Shaykh : No, no, it means that everything in the sea, even if it dies, is like a slaughtered animal, in the position of a slaughtered animal.
The questioner : But O Shaykh, this animal is not dead; he took it out alive.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, if he leaves it until it dies and eats it, it is permissible. It is not a condition that he slaughter it. Lawful slaughter is a condition only for land animals, not for sea animals. That is why they catch fish now; we see them catch it with a net and put it on the boat, and it remains... yes, it remains... the frog now, as you see, they consider it part of the sea catch. Yes, O Husayn.
The Shaykh : Yes, because lawful slaughter is not a condition for it.
The questioner : O Shaykh, the Zoroastrian is the one who slaughters it.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this slaughter is not a condition; meaning, if it is left until it dies, it is permissible.
The questioner : If the saying... it says: “Everything in the sea is slaughtered,” meaning the original state is slaughter, is that right?
The Shaykh : No, no, it means that everything in the sea, even if it dies, is like a slaughtered animal, in the position of a slaughtered animal.
The questioner : But O Shaykh, this animal is not dead; he took it out alive.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, if he leaves it until it dies and eats it, it is permissible. It is not a condition that he slaughter it. Lawful slaughter is a condition only for land animals, not for sea animals. That is why they catch fish now; we see them catch it with a net and put it on the boat, and it remains... yes, it remains... the frog now, as you see, they consider it part of the sea catch. Yes, O Husayn.