Question
My question is whether we can eat the following or not:
Prawns
Crabs
Oysters
Rabbit
Lobster
Answer
Muhtaram / Muhtaramah
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh.
According to the Hanafi madhab, only fish from the sea are permissible. Accordingly, prawns, crabs, oysters and lobsters are not permissible as they are not fish.
It is permissible to consume rabbit.
And Allah knows best
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Madrasah Inaa’miyya
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