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Halaal - Albacore See: Mackerels
Halaal - Alewife See: Herrings
Halaal - Amberjack See: Jacks
Halaal - Anchovies (Family Engraulidae). Including: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasciolus), North of California anchovy br(Engraulis mordax).
Halaal - Angelfishes and butterfly fishes (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfishes (Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species).
Halaal - ama or reineta which go by the Latin name lepidotus austrais or lepidotus raii)
Halaal - Ballyhoo See: Flyingfishes
Halaal - Barracudas (Family Sphyraenidae) Including: Ba
Halaal - Atlantic Pomfret or Ray's Bream(Brama rracudas and kakus (Sphyraena species).
Halaal - Bass See Sea Basses. Temperate basses, Sunfishes, Drums
Halaal - Bigeyes (Family Priacanthidae). Including: Bigeyes or aweoweos (Priacanthus species).
Halaal - Blackfish See: Carps, Wrasses
Halaal - Blacksmith See: Damselfishes
Halaal - Blueback See: Flounders, Herrings, Trouts
Halaal - Bluefish or snapper blue (Pomatomus saltarix)
Halaal - Bluegill See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Bocaccio See: Scorpionfishes
Halaal - Bombay duck (Harpadeon nehereus)
Halaal - Bonefish (Albula vulpes)
Halaal - Bonito See: Cobia, Mackerels
Halaal - Bowfin Freshwater dogfish, or grindle (Amia calva)
Halaal - Bream See: Carps, Atlantic Pomfret, Porgies
Halaal - Brill See: Flounder
Halaal - Buffalo Fishes See: Suckers
Halaal - ButterFishes (Family Stromateidae), Including: Butterfish (Peprilus tracanthus); Pacific pompano (Peprilus similimus); harvestfishes (Peprilus species)
Halaal - Butterfly fish See: Angelfish
Halaal - Cabrilla See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Calicobass See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Capelin See: Smelts
Halaal - Carps and minnows (Family Cyprinidae), Including: the carp, leather carp, mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio); Crucian carp (Carassius carassius); Goldfish (Carassius auratus); tench (Tinca tinca); Splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus); Squawfishes (Ptychocheilus species); Scramento backfish or hardhead (Orthodon microlepidotus); Freshwater breams (Abramis species, Blicca species); Roach (Rutilus rutilus).
Halaal - Carosucker See: Suckers
Halaal - Caviar (Must be from a halaal fish) See: Trouts and whitefishes (salmon), Lumpsuckers (some), Sturgeons (some).
Halaal - Cero See: Mackerels
Halaal - Channel bass See: Drums
Halaal - Char See: Trouts
Halaal - Chilean Sea Bass (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Halaal - Chilipepper See: Scorpionfishes
Halaal - Chinook salmon See: Trouts
Halaal - Chup See: Trouts, Sea chubs
Halaal - Cichlids (Family Chichilidae), Including: Tilapias (Tilapia species); Mozambique mouthbrooder (Tilapia mossambica); Cichlios (Cichlasoma species); Rio Grande perch (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum)
Halaal - Cigarfish See: Jacks
Halaal - Cisco See Trouts
Halaal - Coalfish See: Codfishes
Halaal - Cobia, cabio, or black bonito (Rachycentron canadum) Cod, cultus, black, blue, or ling. See: Greenlings, Sablefish
Halaal - Codfishes(Family Gadidae), Including: Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aegiefinus); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus); Pollock, saithe, or coalfish (Pollachius virens); Walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma); Hakes (Urophycis species); Whiting (Meriangiu meriangus); Blue whiting or poutassou (Micromesistius poutassou); Tomcods or frostfishes (Microgradus species); note. some cods are not-halaal; See: Freshwater Cod.
Halaal - Coho salmon See: Trouts
Halaal - Corbina or Corvina, See: Drums
Halaal - Cottonwick See: Grunts
Halaal - Crapplie See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Creville See Jacks
Halaal - Croacker See: Drums
Halaal - Crucian carp See: Carps
Halaal - Cubbyu See: Drums
Halaal - Cunner See Wrasses
Halaal - Dab See: Flounders
Halaal - Damselfishes(Family Pomacentridae). Including: Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis); Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicunda).
Halaal - Doctorfish See: Surgeonfishes
Halaal - Dolly Varden See: Trouts
Halaal - Dolphin fishes or mahimahis (Coryphaena species) Not to be confused with the Mammal called Dolphin or Porpoise, which is some.
Halaal - Drums and croakers (Family Sciaenidae), Including: Seatrouts and carvinas (Cynoscion species); Weakfish (Cynoscion nebulosus); White seabass (Cynoscion nobillis); Croakers (micropogon species, Bairdiella species, Odontoscion species); Silver perch (Bairdiella chyrsura); White or King croaker (Genyonemus lineatus); Black croaker (cheilottena saturnum); Spotfin croaker (Roncadorstearnsi); Yellowfin croaker(Umbrinaroncador); Drums (Pogonias species, Stellifer species, Umbrina species); Red drum or channel bass (Sciaenops ocallata); Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens); Kingfishes or king whitings (Menticirrhus species); California corbina (Menticirrhus undulatus); spot or lafayette (Leiostomus xanthurus); Queenfish (Seriphus politus); Cubbyu or ribbon fish (Equetus umbrosus).
Halaal - Eulachon See: Smelts
Halaal - Flounders (Families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae). Including:
· Halaal - Flounders (Paralichthys species,
· Halaal - Liopsetta species,
· Halaal - Platichthys species,etc.);
· Halaal - Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus);
· Halaal - Summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys denatus);
· Halaal - Yellowtail flounder (limanda ferrugina);
· Halaal - Winter flounder, lemon sole or blackback (Pseudopleuronectes americanus);
· Halaal - Halibuts (Hippoglossus species);
· Halaal - California halibut (Paralichthys Californicus);
· Halaal - Bigmouth sole (Hippoglossina stomata);
· Halaal - Butter of scalyfin sole (Isopsetta isolepis);
· Halaal - "Dover" sole (Microstomus pacificus);
· Halaal - "English" sole (Parophrys vetulus);
· Halaal - Fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis);
· Halaal - Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordan);
· Halaal - Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zichirus);
· Halaal - Rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata);
· Halaal - Sand Sole (Psettichthys melanostictus);
· Halaal - Slender sole (Lyopsetta exillis);
· Halaal - Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera);
· Halaal - Pacific turbots (Pleuronichthys species);
· Halaal - Curlfin turbot or sole (Pleuronichthys decurrens);
· Halaal - Diamond turbot (Hypsopsetta guttulata);
· Halaal - Greenland turbot or halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides);
· Halaal - Sanddabs (Citharichthys species);
· Halaal - Dabs (Limanda species);
· Halaal - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides);
· Halaal - European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa);
· Halaal - Brill (scophthalmus rhomus).
· Halaal - But not including: European turbot (Scophthalmus maximus or Psetta maximus).
Halaal - Fluke See: Flounders
Halaal - Flyingfishes and halfbeaks (Family Exocoetidae); Flyingfishes (Cypselurus species, and others); Ballyhoo or balao (Hemiramphus species).
Halaal - Frostfish See: Codfishes
Halaal - Gag See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Garibaldi See: Damselfishes
Halaal - Giant kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus)
Halaal - Gizzard shad See: Herrings
Halaal - Goatfishes or surmullets (Family Mullidae). Including: Goatfishes (Mullus species, Pseudupeneus species); Wekes or goatfishes (Mulloidichthys species, Upeneus species); Kumu (Parupeneus species); Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus).
Halaal - Gobies (Family Gobidae), Including: Bigmouth sleeper or guavina (Gobiomorus dormitor); Sirajo goby (sicydium plumieri)
Halaal - Goldeye and mooneye (Hiodon alosoides and Hiodon tergisus).
Halaal - Goldfish See: Carps
Halaal - Grayling See: Trouts
Halaal - Graysby See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Greenlings (Family Hexagrammidae), Including: Greenlings (Hexagrammos species); Kelp greenling or seatrout (Hexagrammos decagrammus); Lingcod, cultus orblue cod (Ophiodonelongatus); Atkamackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius).
Halaal - Grindle See: Bowfin
Halaal - Grouper See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Grunion See: Silversides
Halaal - Grunts (Family Pomadasyldae), Including; Grunts (Haemulon species, Pomadasys species); Margate (Haemulon album); Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineattum); Cottonwick (Haemulon melanurum); Sailors choice (Haemulon parral); Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus); Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis); Sargo (Anisotremus davidsoni); Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera).
Halaal - Guavina See: Gobies
Halaal - Haddock See: Codfishes
Halaal - Hake See: Codfishes
Halaal - Hakes(Family Meriucciidae), Including: Hakes (Merluccius species); Silver hake or whiting (Meriuccius bilinearis); Pacific hake or meriuccio (Meriuccius productus)
Halaal - Halfbeak See: Flyingfishes
Halaal - Halfmoon See: Sea chubs
Halaal - Halibut See: Flounders
Halaal - Hamlet See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Hardhead See: Carps
Halaal - Harvestfish See: Butterfishes
Halaal - Hawkfishes(Family Cirrhitidae). Including: Hawkfishes (Cirrhitus species).
Halaal - Herrings (Family Clupeidae), Including: Atlantic and Pacific herring (Clupae harengus subspecies); thread herrings (Opisthonema species); Shads (Alosa species); Shad or glut herring, or blueback (Alosa aestivalis); Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris); Alewife or river herring (Alosa pseudoharengus); Gizzard shads (Dorosoma species); Menhadens or mossbunkers (Brevoortia species); Spanish sardines (Sardineila anchovia); European sardine or pilchard (Sardina pilchardus); Pacific sardine or pilchard (Sardinops sagax); Spart (Sprattus sprattus)
Halaal - Hind See: Sea Bass
Halaal - Hogchocker See: Soles
Halaal - Hogfish See: Wrasses
Halaal - Horse mackerel See: Jacks
Halaal - Jack Mackerel See: Jacks
Halaal - Jacks and Pompanos (Family Charangidae) Including: Pompanos, palometas, and permits (Trachionotus species); Amberjacks and yellowtails (Seriola species); California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalls); Scads and cigarfish (Decapterus species, Selar species, Trachurus species); Jack mackerel or horse mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus); Jacks and uluas (Caranx species, Carangoides species); Crevalles (Caranx species); Blue runner (Caranx crysos); Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); Moonfishes (Vomer species); Lookdown (Selene vomer); Leatherback or lae (Scomberoides sanctipetri); BUT NOT INCLUDING: LEATHERJACKET (Oligoplites saurus).
Halaal - Jacksmelt See: Silversides
Halaal - Jewfish See: Sea Basses
Halaal - John Dory (Zeus faber)
Halaal - Kelpfish See: Giant Kelpfish
Halaal - Kingfish See: Drums, Mackerels
Halaal - Ladyfish, or tenpounder (Elops saurus)
Halaal - Lafayette See: Drums
Halaal - Lake Herring See: Trouts
Halaal - Largemouth bass See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Leatherback See: Jacks
Halaal - Lingcod See: Greenlings
Halaal - Lizardfishes(Family Synodontidae)
Halaal - Lookdown See: Jacks
Halaal - Mackerel See also: Jacks
Halaal - Mackerels, Atka See: Greenlings
Halaal - Mackerels and tunas (Family Scombridae), Including: Mackerels (Scomber species, Scomberomorus species, Auxis species); Spanish mackerels, cero, and sierra (Scomberomorus species); King mackerel or kingfish (Scomberomorus cavalla); Bonitos (Sarda species); Wahoo (Acanthocybius solanderi); tunas (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species); Skipjack tunas (Euthynnus or Katsuwonus species); Albacore (thunnus alalunga) But not including: Snake mackerels.
Halaal - MahimahiSee: Dolphin fishes
Halaal - MargateSee: Grunts
Halaal - Menhaden See: Herrings
Halaal - Menpachii See: Squirrelfishes
Halaal - Merluccio See: Hakes
Halaal - Milkfish or awa (Chanos chanos)
Halaal - Mojarras (Family Gerreidae) including: Mojarras (Eucinostomus species, Gerres species, Diapterus species)
Halaal - Monkeyface [Edited Out]leback or eel (Cebidichthys violaceus)
Halaal - Mooneye See: Goldeye
Halaal - Moonfsh See: Jacks
Halaal - Mossbunker See: Herrings
Halaal - Mouthbrooder See: Cichlids
Halaal - Mullet See: Goatfishes
Halaal - Mullets (Farnily Mugilidae) including: Mullets and amaamas (Mugil species); Uouoa (Neomyxus chaptallii); Mountain mullets or dajaos (agonostomus species)
Halaal - Muskellunge See: Pikes
Halaal - Mutton hamlet See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Muttonfish See: Snappers
Halaal - Needlefishes (Family Beslonidae) Needlefishes or marine gars (strongylura species, Tylosuru species)
Halaal - Opaleye See: Sea chubs
Halaal - Palometa See: Jacks
Halaal - Parrotfishs (Family Scaridae) including: Parrotfishes and uhus (Scarus species, Slparisoma species)
Halaal - Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Halaal - Perch See also: Temperate basses, Drums, Cichlids, Surfperches, Scorpionfishes
Halaal - Perches(Family Percidae) including: Yellow perch (Perca flavescens); Walleye, pike perch, or yellow or blue pike (Stizostedion vitreum); Sauget (Stizostedion canadense)
Halaal - Permit See: Jacks
Halaal - Pickerel See: Pike
Halaal - Pigfish See: Grunts
Halaal - Pike See also: Perches
Halaal - Pikes (Family Esocidae) including; Pike (esox lucius); Pickerels (Esox species); Muskellunge (esox masquinongy)
Halaal - Pikeperch See: Perches
Halaal - Pilchard See Herrings
Halaal - Pinfish See: Porgies
Halaal - Plaice See: Flounders
Halaal - Pollock See: Codfishes
Halaal - Pomfret See: Atlantic pomfret
Halaal - Pompano See: Jack, Butterfishes
Halaal - Porgies and sea breams (Family Sparidae). Including: Porgies (Calamus species, Diplodus species, Pagrus species); Scup (Stenotomus chrysops); Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides); Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Halaal - Porkfish See: Grunts
Halaal - Poutassou See: Codfishes
Halaal - [Edited Out]leback See: Monkeyface [Edited Out]leback, Rock[Edited Out]leback (some).
Halaal - Queenfish See: Drums
Halaal - Quillback See: Suckers
Halaal - Rabalo See: Snooks
Halaal - Ray's bream See: Atlantic Pomfret
Halaal - Red snapper See: Snappers
Halaal - Redfish See: Scorpionfishes, Wrasses
Halaal - Roach See: Carps
Halaal - Rock bass See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Rockhind See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Rockfish See: Scorpionfishes, Temperate basses
Halaal - Rosefish See: Scorpionfishes
Halaal - RudderfishSee: Sea chubs
Halaal - Runner See: Jack
Halaal - Sablefish or black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria)
Halaal - Sailors choice See: Grunts
Halaal - Saithe See: Codfishes
Halaal - Salmon See: Trouts
Halaal - Sardine See: Herrings
Halaal - Sargo See: Grunts
Halaal - Sauger See: Perches
Halaal - Scad See: Jacks
Halaal - Scamp See: Sea Basses
Halaal - Schoolmaster See: Snappers
Halaal - Scorpionfishes (family Scorpaenidae), Including: Scorpionfishes (Scorpaena species); California scorpionfish or sculpin (Scorpaena guttata); Nohus (Scorpaenopsis species); Redfish, rosefish, or ocean perch (Sebasters marinus); rockfishes (Sebasters species, Sebastodes species); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); Chilipepper (Sebastes goodel); Bocaccio (Sebastes paucipinus); Shortspine thornyhead or channel rockfish (Sebastolobus alascanus)
Halaal - Scup See: Porgies
Halaal - Sea bass See also: Temperate basses, drums
Halaal - Sea basses (Family Serranidae) including: Black sea basses (Centropristis species); Groupers (Epinephelus species, and Mycteroperca species); Rockhind (Epinephelus adscensionis); Speckled hind (Epinephelus drummondhayi); Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus); Jewfish (Epinephelus itajara); Spotted cabrilla (Epinephelus analogus); Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis); Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax); Graysby (petrometopon cruentatum); Mutton hamlet (Alphestes afer) Sand bass, kelp bass, and spotted bass (Paralabrax species)
Halaal - Sea bream See: Porgies
Halaal - Sea chubs (Family Kyphosidae) including: Bermuda chug or rudderfish (Kyphosus sectatrix); Opaleye (Girella nigrican); Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis)
Halaal - Seaperch See: Surfperches
Halaal - Searobins(Family Triglidae); Searobins (Prionotus species)
Halaal - Seatrout See: Drums, Greenlings, Steelhead
Halaal - Shad See: Herrings
Halaal - Sheepshead See: Porgies, Wrasses
Halaal - Sierra See: Mackerels
Halaal - Silversides (Family Athernidae) including: Whitebait, spearing, or silversides (Menidia species); California grunion (Leurusthes tenuis); Jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis); Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis)
Halaal - Sirajo goby See: Gobies
Halaal - Skipjack See Mackerels
Halaal - Sleeper See Gobies
Halaal - Smallmouth bass See Sunfishes
Halaal - Smelts (Family Osmeridae) including: Smelts (Osmerus species); Capelin (Malotus villosus); Eullachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)
Halaal - Snapper blue See: Bluefish
Halaal - Snappers (Family Lutjanidae) including: Snappers (Lutjanus species); Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus); Muttonfish or mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis); Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus); Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus); Kalikali (Pristipomoides sieboldi); Opakapaka (Pristipomoides microlepis); Onaga (Etelis carbunculus)
Halaal - Snooks (Family Centropomidae) including: Snooks orrabalos (Centropomus species)
Halaal - Sockeye salmon See: Trouts
Halaal - Sole See also: Flounders
Halaal - Soles (Family Soleidae), Including: Sole or true sole (solea solea); Lined sole (Achirus lineatus); Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus).
Halaal - Spadefishes (Family Ephippidae). Including: Spadefishes (Chaetodipterus species)
Halaal - Spanish mackerel See: Mackerels
Halaal - Spearing See: Silversides
Halaal - Splitttail See: Carps
Halaal - Spot See: Drums
Halaal - Sprat See: Herrings
Halaal - Squawfish See: Carp
Halaal - Squirrelfishes(Family Holocentridae), Including: Squirrelfishes (Holocentrus species); Menpachii (Myripristis species).
Halaal - Steelhead See: Trouts
Halaal - Striped bass See: Temperate basses
Halaal - Suckers(Family Catostomidae). Including: Buffalo fishes (Ictiobus species); Suckers (Catostomus species, Moxostoma species); Quillbacks or carpsuckers (Carpiodes species)
Halaal - Sunfishes(Family Centrarchidae). Including: Freshwater basses (Micropterus species); Largemouth bass (Microterus salmoides); Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui); Sunfishes (Lepomis species); Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus); Warmouth (Lepomis macrochirus); Rock bass or red eye (Ambloplites rupestris); Crappies or calico basses (Pomoxis species)
Halaal - Surfperches (Famly Embiotocidae). Including: Surfperches (Amphistichus species, Hyperprosopon species); Seaperches (Embiotoca species, Hypsurus species, Phanerodon species, Rhacochilus species); Blackperth (Embiotoca jacksoni); Pile perch (Rhacochilus vacca); Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata).
Halaal - Surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae). Including: Surgeonfishes and tangs (Acanthurus species, Zebrasoma species); Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirugus); Unicornfishes or kalas (Naso species).
Halaal - Tang See: Surgeonfishes
Halaal - Tarpon (Megalops atlantica)
Halaal - Tautog See Wrasses
Halaal - Temperate basses (Family Percichthyidae). Including: Striped bass or rockfish (morone saxatillis); Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis); White bass (Morojne chrysops); White perch (Morone americana); Giant California sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)

Halaal - Tench See: Carps
Halaal - Tenpounder See Ladyfish
Halaal - Threadfins (Family polynemidae) including: Blue bobo (Polydactylus approximans); Barbu (Polydactylus virginicus); Moi (Polydactylus sexfilis)
Halaal - Tilapia See: Cichlids
Halaal - Tilefishes (Family Branchiostegidae) including: tilefish (Logholatilus chamaeleonticeps) Ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps)
Halaal - Tomcod See: Codfishes
Halaal - Tomtate See: Grunts
Halaal - Tomsmelt See: Silversides
Halaal - Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)
Halaal - Trouts and whitefishes (Family Salmonidae) including: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); Pacific salmons (Oncorhtnchus species); Coho or silver salmon; sockeye, blueback or red salmon; chinook, king or spring salmon; pink or humpback salmon; chum, dog or fall salmon, Trouts (Salmo species) Brown trout, rainbow trout or steelhead, cutthroat trout, golden trout, Chars (Salvelinus species); Lake trout, brook rout, Arctic char (salvelinus alpinus), Dolly Varden, Whitefishes and ciscos (coregonus species and Prosopium species); Cisco or lake herring (Corengonus artedii); chubs (coregonus species); graylings (thymallus Species)
Halaal - Tuna See: Mackerels
Halaal - Turbot See Flounder (some )
Halaal - Unicornfish See: Surgeonfishes
Halaal - Wahoo See: Mackerels
Halaal - Walleye See: Perches
Halaal - Walleye pollock See: Codfishes
Halaal - Warmouth See: Sunfishes
Halaal - Weakfishes See: Drums
Halaal - WhiteFish See: Trouts, Tilefishes
Halaal - Whiting See: Codfishes, Hakes, Drums
Halaal - Wrasses (Family Labridae) including: Hogfishes and aawas (Bodianus species); Hogfish or capitaine (Lachnolaimus maximus); Tautog or blackfish (Tautoga onitis); California sheephead or redfish (Pimelometopon pulchrum); Cunner, chogset, or bergall (Tautogolabrus adspersus)
Halaal - Yellowtail See: Jacks
Halaal - Yellowtail snapper See Snappers


Yellowtail snapper See Snappers
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Because Jews also believe that fish must have scales to be lawful to eat we may benefit by their research.

We have the same seafood concept except that we consider shrimp lawful while they don't.  

Here is a list of Haraam Fish:

Haraam - Angler See: Goosefishes
Haraam - Basa (Pangasius bocourti)
Haraam - Beluga See: Sturgeons
Haraam - Billfishes (Family Istiophoridae). Including fishes (Istiophorus species); Marlins and speishes (Tetrapterus species, Makaira species).
Haraam - Blowfish See: Puffers
Haraam - Bullhead See: Catfishes
Haraam - Burbot See: Freshwater Cod
Haraam - Cabezon See: Sculpins
Haraam - Catfishes (Order Siluriformes). Including: Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); Basa (Pangasius bocourti, Tra (Pangasius hypophthalmus)
Haraam - Cutlassfishes (Family Trichiuridae) including: Cutlassfishes (Trichiurus species) Scabbardfishes (Lepidopus species)
Haraam - Dogfish See: Bowfin, Sharks
Haraam - Eels (Order Anguilliforms). Including American and European eel (Anguilia rostrata and Anguila anguila) ; Conger eel (Conger oceanic us) . Gars (Order Semionotiformes). Freshwater gars (Lepisosteus species).
Haraam - Freshwater Cod (Family Gadidae), Burbot, lawyer, or freshwater ling (lota lota).
Haraam - Goosefishes or anglers (Lophius species)
Haraam - Grayfish See: Sharks
Haraam - Hoki (macruronus novaezelandiae) also known as Blue Hake
Haraam - Lampreys (Family Petromyzontidae)
Haraam - Lanceor Launce See: Sand lances
Haraam - Lawyer See: Freshwater Cods
Haraam - Leatherjacket See: Jacks (Oligoplites saurus)
Haraam - Lomosuckers (Family Cyclopteridae). Including: Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); Snailfishes (Liparis species).
Haraam - Marlin See: Billfishes
Haraam - Monk fish (added by Rabbi Donneal Epstein in consultation with Dr. Atz)
Haraam - Midshipman See: Toadfishes
Haraam - Ocean pout or eelpout (Macrozoarces americanus)
Haraam - Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) Puffers (Family Tetraodontidae).
Haraam - Paddlefish See: Sturgeons
Haraam - Pout See: Ocean pout
Haraam - Puffers, blowfishes, swellfishes, sea squab (Sphoeroides species)
Haraam - Ratfish See: Sharks
Haraam - Ray See: Sharks
Haraam - Rock [Edited Out]leback or rockeel (Xiphister mucosus)
Haraam - Sailfish See: Billfishes
Haraam - Sand lances, launces, or eels (Ammodytes species)
Haraam - Sculpins (Family Cottidae). Including: Sculpins (Myoxocephalus species, Cottus species, Leptocottus species, etc.). Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); Searaven (Hemitripterus americanus)
Haraam - Searaven See: Sculpins
Haraam - Sea squab See: Puffers
Haraam - Sharks, rays and their relatives (Class Chondrichthyes). Including Grayfishes or dogfishes (Mustelus species, Squalus species); Soupfin shark (Galeorhinus zyopterus); Sawfishes (Pristis species); Skates (Raja species); Chimaeras or ratfishes (Order Chimaeriformes).
Haraam - Skates See: Sharks
Haraam - Snake mackerels (Gempylus species)
Haraam - Spoonbill cat See: Sturgeons
Haraam - Sturgeons (Order Acipenseriformes). Including: Sturgeons (Acipensen species, Scaphirhynchus species); Beluga (huso uso); Paddlefish or spoonbill cat (Polyodon spathula)
Haraam - Swordfish (Xiphias gladies)
Haraam - Toadfishes (Family Batrachoididae). Including: Toadfishes (Opsanus species); Midshipment (Porichthys species).
Haraam - Tiggerfishes and firefishes (Family Balistidae). Triggerfishes (Balistes species, Canthidermis species)
Haraam - Tra (Pangasius hypophthalmus)
Haraam - Trunkfishes (Family Ostraciidad). Trunkfishes and cowfishes (Lactophrys species). WolEshes (Family Anarhichadidae). Including: Wolffishes or ocean. catfishes (Anarhichas species)

http://www.kashrut.com/articles/fish/

[Gepetto_Zapata]

Great,not so many that are Haraam, but what about Shrimp or Lobster ?

[Jondab_Azdi]

^
According to Syed Sistani:

Shirmp - Halal
Lobster - Haram

[A true Sunni]

I see this list has been derived from a Jewish site.
according to Shia fiqh, just as in Jewish law the fish must have scales. I notice eels have been included as Haram. Eels have microscales and i know some Jewish Rabbis have now agreed that this is Kosher. As such eels could be considered halaal according to shia fiqh.
The only counter argument to this being that the eel looks 'abominable'

salaam

[amatullah]

A true Sunni, on Apr 2 2008, 05:58 PM, said:

I see this list has been derived from a Jewish site.
according to Shia fiqh, just as in Jewish law the fish must have scales. I notice eels have been included as Haram. Eels have microscales and i know some Jewish Rabbis have now agreed that this is Kosher. As such eels could be considered halaal according to shia fiqh.
The only counter argument to this being that the eel looks 'abominable'

salaam

if the scales are "micro" then they can't be seen with the naked eye right?  i doubt it is allowed in Shi'i Fiqh but that is why we have Maraaji'.  Ask your Marja' if it is allowed.

see http://www.al-islam....k/msg00283.html

Salaamun alaykum,

The reply to the following question on the 'Prohibition of certain
type of seafood in the Ja`fari School of thought' was kindly provided by
Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.  In his reply, Moulana Rizvi discusses the basis
of this prohibition from the Qur'an and Ahadith, and how this differs
from the other sects in Islam.


Wasalaam,

Mustafa Rawji
Acting Moderator, 'Aalim Network

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

QUESTION:

I have been corresponding with a sunni sister regarding dietary
laws that the Sunni do not recognize.  Specifically, the restriction on
seafood with the exception of fish with scales and shrimp.  She has asked
in the following message, for a (Shia) scholar's interpretation, of why
others are considered haram.  I would like, if possible, to address the
answer in terms of hadith that are available, Qur'anic verses, etc.  So
that I may show her the sources.  Thank you in advance.


---------- Forwarded message -------------------------------------------


> I am curious as to the reasoning for declaring the shellfish
>haraam. As I said in a previous message, I know there is an ayah which
>talks about the sea creatures being ok to eat; I don't know the Arabic and
>haven't even got an exact quote from a translation, so I hope somebody
>finds this ayah. But anyway,I had thought that all but Shafi'i madhhab in
>Sunni Islam said the shell fish was ok, and not even all Shafi'i agree
>that its not. So, I'm interested in the Shi'ah interpretation to the
>contrary and what is the evidence or reasoning and how is the ayah
>interpreted to allow for such reasoning? I'm not trying to begin an
>argument; rather, I'm trying to understand the other point of view.

> My question would be, concerning the animals you mentioned which
>aren't specifically listed as haraam in the Qur'an, is there a Qur'anic
>ayah which while not specifically mentioning those animals, mentions a
>type or class which includes them? Or do we have very clear authentic
>well-known evidence hadith that indicates the prophet (saw) did not eat
>such and forbade or discouraged it etc? ON the other hand, the phrase you
>quoted in Arabic, catch of the sea would seem, as you said to be a general
>and all encompassing term for those things you get from the sea. As I
>understand the root sayd, refers to hunting and/or fishing for live food.
>Never heard of its use in terms of gathering, which would be implied when
>speaking of things like seaweed or pearls etc, but I'm also not an Arabic
>scholar. What I'm trying to get at here is that it seems to me that Allah
>(swt) is being pretty general and at the same time specific in allowing us
>to use whatever we get from the sea, at least in terms of live creatures
>by using that word sayd. But like I said, I am no scholar, so I'd be
>interested in hearing other lines of reasoning from scholars.
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ANSWER:

1. The Sources of Islamic Laws:

We must first of all define the sources of Islamic laws. According to all
Muslims, Shi`as and Sunnis alike, the laws of Islam are not only derived
from the Qur'an. The Qur'an, being the word of Allah, is the foundation; but
one cannot, under any circumstances, ignore the sunnah of the Prophet and
Imams. Not only that; many times, the Qur'anic verses themselves have to be
understood in the light of the explanation given by the Prophet and the Imams.

2. Verse 5:99

Most of the Sunni schools of fiqh allow most of the sea food. The Shi`a
school, on the other hand, allows only the scale-fish, prawns and shrimps.

Many people like to quote verse no. 5:99 about sea food. It says:
"Allowed for you is the GAME OF THE SEA AND ITS FOOD, as a provision for you
and for the travellers." They conclude that based on this verse all sea food
should be allowed.

First of all, you have to look at the context of the verse. It was revealed
as part of the rules explaining the restrictions on a person who is in ihram
(the pilgrim's garment) during the pilgrimage. The whole passages reads as
follows:

"O you who believe!
"Do not kill the game while you are in the pilgrim garb. And whosoever among
you kills it intentionally, then the compensation of it is that the like of
what he killed from the cattle as adjudged by two just men from among you.
[This compensation is] an offering to be brought to the Ka`ba, or the
expiation of it is the feeding of the poor or the equivalent of it in
fasting so that he may taste the heinousness of his deed.
God has pardoned what is gone by; and whoever returns to it, then God will
exact penalty from him, and God is Mighty, Lord of Retribution."

After this prohibition about killing the game, the next verse says:

"ALLOWED for you is the GAME OF THE SEA AND ITS FOOD, as a provision for you
and for the travellers; and FORBIDDEN for you is the GAME OF THE LAND so
long as you are in the pilgrim garb; and fear God unto whom you shall be
gathered."

What this verse is saying is that
        "the game of the sea and its food" is allowed to the pilgrims
        even when they are in the state of ihram;
        whereas the "game of the land" is haram
        as long as they are in the state of ihram.

This verse is not defining what is the permissible "food" from the game of
sea. It is just saying that whatever was allowed (in case of sea food) is
also allowed in ihram, and that whatever was allowed (in case of the game of
land) is not permissible in ihram.

If the verse is saying that all kinds of the "game of sea and its food" is
permissible, then what would one say about the next sentence---Would all
kind of land animals be allowed after the pilgrim is out of ihram?! No one
takes the expression in the second sentence "the game of the land" as a
blanket approval for all land animals. Similarly, no one should take the
expression in the first sentence "the game of sea and its food" as a blanket
approval for all sea animals.

Moreover, the words "the game of sea and ITS FOOD" show that not every
"game/catch of sea" is food; otherwise, there was no need to add the words
"and its food" in this sentence. It would mean that you are allowed to catch
many things from the sea but only "its food" is permissible for you to eat.

3. Halal Sea Food

So how do we find out what is the permissible "food" from the sea?

The second source of the shari`ah, i.e., the sunnah of the Prophet and the
Imams, has clarified for us the sea food which is halal for us. It says that
the scale-fish, prawns and shrimps are allowed; and everything else is
haram. (This is not the place to prove that the sunnah of the Imams of Ahlul
Bayt is an extension of the sunnah of the Prophet. Those who like to read on
this can refer to my "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ISLAMIC SHARI`AH".)

Shaykh Hurr al-`Amili, for example, quotes ahadith which indicate that Imam
`Ali (a.s.) used to go around the fish market of Kufa and announce that "do
not eat or sell the fish that does not have scales". (Wasailu 'sh-Shi`ah,
vol. 16, 329-330) Other statements from the fifth and sixth Shi`a Imams
clearly forbid the eating of a fish which does not have scales. (Ibid) On
the issue of shrimps and prawns, there are quite a few ahadith in Wasa'ilu
'sh-Shi`a, vol. 16 pp. 337 to 339. For example, Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.)
was asked about eating shrimps, he said: "There is no problem in it; and
shrimp is a kind of fish." Similar ahadith have been narrated from Imam Riza
(a.s.) also.

In short, the sea food that is allowed to us is as follows:
        1. scale fish;
        2. shrimp and prawns.

Any non-fish sea animal and any fish which has no scales is not allowed. So
crab, shell-fish and other animals are haram in the Ja`fari fiqh.
(The case of lobster is still undecided because of ambiguity in its
classification: is it a shrimp just bigger in size, or is it a different kind
of sea animal? Therefore, it is better to refrain from lobster until the
issue is settled.)

It might be of interest to note that the Shi`as are not unique or alone on
the ruling about scale fish and skin fish. Even the dietery laws in the
present version of Torah (Old Testament) says the same about non-scale fish.
It says: "Whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in
the rivers, them shall ye eat. And all that have no fins and scales in the
seas, and in the rivers, of all that moves in the waters, and of any living
thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you...ye
shall not eat of their flesh..." (Lev. 11:9-12)

I hope this clarifies the Shi`a Ja`fari point of view on sea food as well as
the verse mentioned in the question.

Sayyid M. Rizvi

[Toronto110]

amatullah, on Apr 2 2008, 06:42 PM, said:

if the scales are "micro" then they can't be seen with the naked eye right?  i doubt it is allowed in Shi'i Fiqh but that is why we have Maraaji'.  Ask your Marja' if it is allowed.

see http://www.al-islam....k/msg00283.html

Salaamun alaykum,

The reply to the following question on the 'Prohibition of certain
type of seafood in the Ja`fari School of thought' was kindly provided by
Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.  In his reply, Moulana Rizvi discusses the basis
of this prohibition from the Qur'an and Ahadith, and how this differs
from the other sects in Islam.


Wasalaam,

Mustafa Rawji
Acting Moderator, 'Aalim Network

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

QUESTION:

I have been corresponding with a sunni sister regarding dietary
laws that the Sunni do not recognize.  Specifically, the restriction on
seafood with the exception of fish with scales and shrimp.  She has asked
in the following message, for a (Shia) scholar's interpretation, of why
others are considered haram.  I would like, if possible, to address the
answer in terms of hadith that are available, Qur'anic verses, etc.  So
that I may show her the sources.  Thank you in advance.


---------- Forwarded message -------------------------------------------


> I am curious as to the reasoning for declaring the shellfish
>haraam. As I said in a previous message, I know there is an ayah which
>talks about the sea creatures being ok to eat; I don't know the Arabic and
>haven't even got an exact quote from a translation, so I hope somebody
>finds this ayah. But anyway,I had thought that all but Shafi'i madhhab in
>Sunni Islam said the shell fish was ok, and not even all Shafi'i agree
>that its not. So, I'm interested in the Shi'ah interpretation to the
>contrary and what is the evidence or reasoning and how is the ayah
>interpreted to allow for such reasoning? I'm not trying to begin an
>argument; rather, I'm trying to understand the other point of view.

> My question would be, concerning the animals you mentioned which
>aren't specifically listed as haraam in the Qur'an, is there a Qur'anic
>ayah which while not specifically mentioning those animals, mentions a
>type or class which includes them? Or do we have very clear authentic
>well-known evidence hadith that indicates the prophet (saw) did not eat
>such and forbade or discouraged it etc? ON the other hand, the phrase you
>quoted in Arabic, catch of the sea would seem, as you said to be a general
>and all encompassing term for those things you get from the sea. As I
>understand the root sayd, refers to hunting and/or fishing for live food.
>Never heard of its use in terms of gathering, which would be implied when
>speaking of things like seaweed or pearls etc, but I'm also not an Arabic
>scholar. What I'm trying to get at here is that it seems to me that Allah
>(swt) is being pretty general and at the same time specific in allowing us
>to use whatever we get from the sea, at least in terms of live creatures
>by using that word sayd. But like I said, I am no scholar, so I'd be
>interested in hearing other lines of reasoning from scholars.
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

ANSWER:

1. The Sources of Islamic Laws:

We must first of all define the sources of Islamic laws. According to all
Muslims, Shi`as and Sunnis alike, the laws of Islam are not only derived
from the Qur'an. The Qur'an, being the word of Allah, is the foundation; but
one cannot, under any circumstances, ignore the sunnah of the Prophet and
Imams. Not only that; many times, the Qur'anic verses themselves have to be
understood in the light of the explanation given by the Prophet and the Imams.

2. Verse 5:99

Most of the Sunni schools of fiqh allow most of the sea food. The Shi`a
school, on the other hand, allows only the scale-fish, prawns and shrimps.

Many people like to quote verse no. 5:99 about sea food. It says:
"Allowed for you is the GAME OF THE SEA AND ITS FOOD, as a provision for you
and for the travellers." They conclude that based on this verse all sea food
should be allowed.

First of all, you have to look at the context of the verse. It was revealed
as part of the rules explaining the restrictions on a person who is in ihram
(the pilgrim's garment) during the pilgrimage. The whole passages reads as
follows:

"O you who believe!
"Do not kill the game while you are in the pilgrim garb. And whosoever among
you kills it intentionally, then the compensation of it is that the like of
what he killed from the cattle as adjudged by two just men from among you.
[This compensation is] an offering to be brought to the Ka`ba, or the
expiation of it is the feeding of the poor or the equivalent of it in
fasting so that he may taste the heinousness of his deed.
God has pardoned what is gone by; and whoever returns to it, then God will
exact penalty from him, and God is Mighty, Lord of Retribution."

After this prohibition about killing the game, the next verse says:

"ALLOWED for you is the GAME OF THE SEA AND ITS FOOD, as a provision for you
and for the travellers; and FORBIDDEN for you is the GAME OF THE LAND so
long as you are in the pilgrim garb; and fear God unto whom you shall be
gathered."

What this verse is saying is that
        "the game of the sea and its food" is allowed to the pilgrims
        even when they are in the state of ihram;
        whereas the "game of the land" is haram
        as long as they are in the state of ihram.

This verse is not defining what is the permissible "food" from the game of
sea. It is just saying that whatever was allowed (in case of sea food) is
also allowed in ihram, and that whatever was allowed (in case of the game of
land) is not permissible in ihram.

If the verse is saying that all kinds of the "game of sea and its food" is
permissible, then what would one say about the next sentence---Would all
kind of land animals be allowed after the pilgrim is out of ihram?! No one
takes the expression in the second sentence "the game of the land" as a
blanket approval for all land animals. Similarly, no one should take the
expression in the first sentence "the game of sea and its food" as a blanket
approval for all sea animals.

Moreover, the words "the game of sea and ITS FOOD" show that not every
"game/catch of sea" is food; otherwise, there was no need to add the words
"and its food" in this sentence. It would mean that you are allowed to catch
many things from the sea but only "its food" is permissible for you to eat.

3. Halal Sea Food

So how do we find out what is the permissible "food" from the sea?

The second source of the shari`ah, i.e., the sunnah of the Prophet and the
Imams, has clarified for us the sea food which is halal for us. It says that
the scale-fish, prawns and shrimps are allowed; and everything else is
haram. (This is not the place to prove that the sunnah of the Imams of Ahlul
Bayt is an extension of the sunnah of the Prophet. Those who like to read on
this can refer to my "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ISLAMIC SHARI`AH".)

Shaykh Hurr al-`Amili, for example, quotes ahadith which indicate that Imam
`Ali (a.s.) used to go around the fish market of Kufa and announce that "do
not eat or sell the fish that does not have scales". (Wasailu 'sh-Shi`ah,
vol. 16, 329-330) Other statements from the fifth and sixth Shi`a Imams
clearly forbid the eating of a fish which does not have scales. (Ibid) On
the issue of shrimps and prawns, there are quite a few ahadith in Wasa'ilu
'sh-Shi`a, vol. 16 pp. 337 to 339. For example, Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.)
was asked about eating shrimps, he said: "There is no problem in it; and
shrimp is a kind of fish." Similar ahadith have been narrated from Imam Riza
(a.s.) also.

In short, the sea food that is allowed to us is as follows:
        1. scale fish;
        2. shrimp and prawns.

Any non-fish sea animal and any fish which has no scales is not allowed. So
crab, shell-fish and other animals are haram in the Ja`fari fiqh.
(The case of lobster is still undecided because of ambiguity in its
classification: is it a shrimp just bigger in size, or is it a different kind
of sea animal? Therefore, it is better to refrain from lobster until the
issue is settled.)

It might be of interest to note that the Shi`as are not unique or alone on
the ruling about scale fish and skin fish. Even the dietery laws in the
present version of Torah (Old Testament) says the same about non-scale fish.
It says: "Whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in
the rivers, them shall ye eat. And all that have no fins and scales in the
seas, and in the rivers, of all that moves in the waters, and of any living
thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you...ye
shall not eat of their flesh..." (Lev. 11:9-12)

I hope this clarifies the Shi`a Ja`fari point of view on sea food as well as
the verse mentioned in the question.

Sayyid M. Rizvi

Brothers, Assalam un Alaikum
Can someone shed light on the reason our fiqh does not allow. I have heard two reasons from different sources, but they are not so reliable.
Jazak Allah (SWT)

[Eurybia]

Toronto110, on Apr 3 2008, 09:27 PM, said:

Brothers, Assalam un Alaikum
Can someone shed light on the reason our fiqh does not allow. I have heard two reasons from different sources, but they are not so reliable.
Jazak Allah (SWT)

I wanna know about this too.

[knightstemplar]

Toronto110, on Apr 3 2008, 07:27 PM, said:

Brothers, Assalam un Alaikum
Can someone shed light on the reason our fiqh does not allow. I have heard two reasons from different sources, but they are not so reliable.
Jazak Allah (SWT)

If any animal is a predator, it is haraam for us. A predator is a host for harmful bacteria that are then passed onto the consumer. This is regardless whether animal is a land animal or sea animal. A recent documentary on al-jazeera shows how vietnamese families who eat crabs get hit by trematodes that liquifies their internal organs.

I will try to look for this documentary to post the link.

Salaams

[Toronto110]

knightstemplar, on Apr 3 2008, 11:37 AM, said:

If any animal is a predator, it is haraam for us. A predator is a host for harmful bacteria that are then passed onto the consumer. This is regardless whether animal is a land animal or sea animal. A recent documentary on al-jazeera shows how vietnamese families who eat crabs get hit by trematodes that liquifies their internal organs.

I will try to look for this documentary to post the link.

Salaams

Brothers/Sisters, Sorry for not being not so clear in my question. I am not questioning the Ihkaam (order) and I don’t believe that every order in Islam needs our clarification. If Ulema start giving us clarification for every fatwa or every order then the work of our religion will hault.
What I meant: why Allah (SWT) has forbidden only skin-fish for us?
I heard following two reasons, but they are not from reliable sources.
1) skin fishes are homo-sexuals,

2) there was a nation who disobeyed Allah (SWT) and Allah, in order to punish them for their disobedience, turned them into fishes.

Something like that. I am not sure.

[knightstemplar]

Toronto110, on Apr 3 2008, 07:53 PM, said:

I heard following two reasons, but they are not from reliable sources.

1) skin fishes are homo-sexuals,

2) there was a nation who disobeyed Allah (SWT) and Allah, in order to punish them for their disobedience, turned them into fishes.

Something like that. I am not sure.

I dont know about the first reason but the second reason is false. There is no truth to that since Allah puts insaan's bioloigical connection to only apes and swines in 5.60.

salaams

[Armans Wife]

knightstemplar, on Apr 3 2008, 05:37 PM, said:

If any animal is a predator, it is haraam for us. A predator is a host for harmful bacteria that are then passed onto the consumer. This is regardless whether animal is a land animal or sea animal. A recent documentary on al-jazeera shows how vietnamese families who eat crabs get hit by trematodes that liquifies their internal organs.

I will try to look for this documentary to post the link.

Salaams

yeah do that.. I'm interested to see the film

[Aloysius Pendergast]

What about nemo?

[knightstemplar]

Armans Wife, on Apr 3 2008, 09:31 PM, said:

yeah do that.. I'm interested to see the film

Its not on their site and not on youtube either. So I have written Al Jazeera and lets see if they respond positively. In that case I will post a link.

In the meantime for the brother who was wondering about gay fish, there is a list animals which show gay tendencies. I found this link:

http://en.wikipedia....l_behavior#Fish

salaams

[Toronto110]

knightstemplar, on Apr 3 2008, 01:27 PM, said:

Its not on their site and not on youtube either. So I have written Al Jazeera and lets see if they respond positively. In that case I will post a link.

In the meantime for the brother who was wondering about gay fish, there is a list animals which show gay tendencies. I found this link:

http://en.wikipedia....l_behavior#Fish

salaams

Thank you brother for your efforts.
I was actually looking for a religous source like an authentic book's reference from someone or any brother/sister who might have asked this question from an Aalim.
Jazak Allah (SWT)

[avjar7]

knightstemplar, on Apr 3 2008, 12:37 PM, said:

If any animal is a predator, it is haraam for us. A predator is a host for harmful bacteria that are then passed onto the consumer. This is regardless whether animal is a land animal or sea animal. A recent documentary on al-jazeera shows how vietnamese families who eat crabs get hit by trematodes that liquifies their internal organs.

I will try to look for this documentary to post the link.

Salaams

This is ridiculous.  I have caught, boiled, and eaten fresh crabs hundreds of times in my life.  Why do you believe this stuff?  Crabs are fine for you, the only downside I can think of is that you have to eat a lot of them to get full, so it can encourage gluttony.

[knightstemplar]

avjar7, on Apr 4 2008, 12:06 AM, said:

This is ridiculous.  I have caught, boiled, and eaten fresh crabs hundreds of times in my life.  Why do you believe this stuff?  Crabs are fine for you, the only downside I can think of is that you have to eat a lot of them to get full, so it can encourage gluttony.

Why dont you google the keywords crabs and trematodes. Where you catch the crabs is also relevant. The cleaner the water the better but it doesnt negate tthe fact that the parasites that a crab ingests will pass on to you.

At this junction, the parasite sitting in you remains either dormant or its kicks in. I have no idea what triggers it into action.

salaams

[Toronto110]

avjar7, on Apr 3 2008, 03:06 PM, said:

I have caught, boiled, and eaten fresh crabs hundreds of times in my life.  Why do you believe this stuff?  Crabs are fine for you,

Islam does not care of what people do or dont do.

In shia fiqh, crabs are Haraam.

[avjar7]

That's fine and all, but every food has the potential to help or hurt you.  Insinuating that a Vietnamese fishing village got sick because of some crabs, and voila, it's an sign from Allah that crabs are intrinsically haram is ludicrous and unreasonable.  Every animal that you eat can hurt you or harm you based on its original location and its conditions, the method of slaughter (how it's caught, if it's killed properly, if it's cleaned properly, etc.), the method of cooking, and the manner of consumption.  Every animal, due to their nature, and especially today with environmental intoxicants whatnot, will have some disease or microbe or whatever else you want to dig up on Google.  Halal animals, haram animals, whatever, at the end of the day it's still an animal and there are risks in consuming it.  Sometimes the risks are greater, sometimes they're lesser, you can just try to ensure that what you put in your mouth and how you eat it will benefit you.

[Toronto110]

avjar7, on Apr 3 2008, 03:55 PM, said:

That's fine and all, but every food has the potential to help or hurt you.  Insinuating that a Vietnamese fishing village got sick because of some crabs, and voila, it's an sign from Allah that crabs are intrinsically haram is ludicrous and unreasonable.  Every animal that you eat can hurt you or harm you based on its original location and its conditions, the method of slaughter (how it's caught, if it's killed properly, if it's cleaned properly, etc.), the method of cooking, and the manner of consumption.  Every animal, due to their nature, and especially today with environmental intoxicants whatnot, will have some disease or microbe or whatever else you want to dig up on Google.  Halal animals, haram animals, whatever, at the end of the day it's still an animal and there are risks in consuming it.  Sometimes the risks are greater, sometimes they're lesser, you can just try to ensure that what you put in your mouth and how you eat it will benefit you.

Imam Hussain in his very last sermon (after everyone reached "The Shahadat" ) which he gave on the back of the Camel to the Yazid Army said after no one replied his call "I know why you are not responding to my call. Your stomachs are filled with Haraam".

The most important thing about what food one puts in his/her mouth is not "beneficial", but it should be "halal".

[knightstemplar]

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it's an sign from Allah that crabs are intrinsically haram is ludicrous and unreasonable

The thumb rule on the sign of Allah vis-av-vis dietary laws is that you cannot eat any animal that is a predator/scavenger be it land or sea. Owing to the parasites/bacteria that become hamful to you.

When its comes land animals that ungulates, we are allowed only even toed ungulates not odd toed ungilates like horses and zebras etc. The diference between the 2 is the digestive systems.

But that Religious driven dietary laws have value in human health is without doubt. Check out this site

Bacteria Causes Cancer -

http://www.rense.com...ral80/proof.htm

Be thin to cut cancer -

http://news.bbc.co.u...lth/7069914.stm

And this

http://uk.news.yahoo...er-45dbed5.html


Look at the cancer rates of the West and the Muslim world and tell me whether we are right or wrong.

salaams

[newtothis]

^ when you say the rule of thumb is that if an animal is a predator it is haram..... how come chicken is halal when they eat worms, bugs spiders and even each other?

[poison_ivy]

knightstemplar, on Apr 3 2008, 12:59 PM, said:

I dont know about the first reason but the second reason is false. There is no truth to that since Allah puts insaan's bioloigical connection to only apes and swines in 5.60.

If what is apparent of the qur2anic verses was the only way to infer things without referring to the infallibles, then Islam would be one messed-up religion (as it is with so many people today following "versions" of Islam).

There are around twelve or thirteen animal/bird/mammal species that are consistently quoted by the ma3sumeen as having been humans that were transformed (maskh). Among them are EELS and off the top of my head, the elephant, rabbits and bats. I could look up the traditions and quote the other creatures as also the reasons given by the purified ones .

[avjar7]

poison_ivy, could you please elaborate on this?  Thanks.

[poison_ivy]

^ A7adith of Ahl al Bayt record various human beings in the course of history as having been transformed into creatures, their resemblances seen in the creatures existing today.

Masookh:

1) elephant - a king, who was a fornicator/adulterer and sodomite, and would not leave a single thing, neither wet nor dry (referring to bestiality)
2) bear - a man who would invite men to commit sodomy with him
3) rabbit - a woman, who was disloyal to her husband and would neither take ghusl for 7aydz, nor janabah, nor any other ghusl
4) bat - a man who would steal dates from people
5) suhayl (?) - a man who would demand a tenth of people's wages in Yemen and would cheat on the weighing scale
6) zahrah (?) - a woman (a queen) who had forcibly embroiled Harut and Marut in corruption
7) pig - a tribe of Christians who demanded food from the heavens but increased in disbelief and belying the signs after Allah sent it down for them
8) monkey (ape) - a nation of Bani Israel who transgressed the limits on Saturday
9) eel - a slanderer (and in other a7adith, one who invited people to commit sodomy with him)
10) dzubb (?) - he would steal from the 7ajj/ he would kill whoever passed by him
11) scorpion - a man who would always be looking for people's defects and backbit about them; none was safe from him
12) zambur (?) - he would dupe people on the weighing-scale
13) spider - a woman who would use magic on her husband/ a woman who was disobedient to her husband
14) da3moos (water-worm) - a backbiter who would cause a split between two friends/ an adulterer/ fornicator and who also committed bestiality


There might be slight variations in who was transformed into what. If you know Arabic, the source is 3ilal al sharaa2i3 of Shaikh Saduq available online at alseraj.net.