Q&A: Fish
lit 8/29/2026 · 6 entries · 0 followers · 0 likes
⚖️ Fiqh & LawJurist: Sayyid Ali SistaniTopic: FishMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'Ashariyah#fiqh#qa#sistani
Suggest a correction or extra detail
Open to everyone — no account needed. A moderator reviews every suggestion.
Is it permissible to eat lobster, crayfish, and snails?
Answer
It is not permissible to eat from marine animals anything except fish that has scale; shrimp is considered from that category [of permissible sea animals]. But other than fish, like lobster, and similarly the fish that does not have scale is forbidden.
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
What type of fish is halal to eat.
Answer
Fish that have scales are halal, other types of fish are haram.
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Can we eat a fish that has died in water?
Answer
It is Haram to eat fish that has died in water, if the fish died in the fishing net then its permissible to eat.
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Is shellfish Halal?
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Can I eat fish in a non-Muslim restaurant?
Answer
You must make sure that it is a fish that has scales, even though its scales may have fallen off due to some incident, and one is confident that the fish was caught alive in the water or that it died in the fishing net in the water, which is the usual case, otherwise you cannot consume it
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
If I am unsure whether a fish is from the type which has scales or not, is it permissible for me to consume it?
Answer
When there is a doubt of the type of fish, then it is not permissible,
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Engagement · last 1 day
Likes · 0
—Comments · 0
—Followers · 0
—Sign in to add audio, video, text or references to this wick.