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Is it permissible to consume whale-meat according to the Hanafi school of thought?

Published as Consuming whale-meat

· 3 Rabiʻ II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to consume whale-meat according to the Hanafi school of thought?

Answer

The whale (Ambar fish) is referred to as ‘Hoot – fish’ in the Hadith Sharif. Hence, it is Halaal and pure for consumption. [Re:- Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya Pg.261 Vol.6]

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولا يؤكل من حيوان الماء إلا السمك (الهداية ص353 ج4)

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Maulana Ahmed Saeed
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Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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