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How do we make fish Halal?

· 4 Ramadan 1430 AH1 min readFatwa 18244English
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Question

As salam mu alaikum, moulana app muje yeh bataieeyeh kay machli ko halal kai say karar diya gaya . i am waiting for your reply sir. jazakalla

How do we make fish Halal?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

If the fish died in water because of some external reason then it will be permissle to consume. However, if it died a natural death it will not be permissible to consume.

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum

Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

مچھلی کے بارے میں اصل یہ ہے کہ اگر مچھلی کسی آفت سےمری تو حلال ہے اور اگر بغیر کسی آفت کے خود بخود پآنی کے اندر مرے تو حلال نہیں .
)ہدایہ ٤ / ٤٤٣ مکتبہ شرکیہ علمیہ(

Answered by
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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