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Title: I am following hanafi madhab. please inform me whether it is permitted to eat prawn,shrimp & lobstar in hanafi madhab.

Question: I am following hanafi madhab. please inform me whether it is permitted to eat prawn,shrimp & lobstar in hanafi madhab.

Answer ID: 10852Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 256/232=D/1430)

It is makrooh tahreemi (undesirable to an extent of being haram) to eat prawns. However, some people regard it a kind of fish and allow eating it. For details see: Fiqhi Maqalat by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani. In short, it is better to avoid; it is more precautious. It is allowable if someone eats it considering it lawful.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: I am following hanafi madhab. please inform me whether it is permitted to eat prawn,shrimp & lobstar in hanafi madhab.

Question: I am following hanafi madhab. please inform me whether it is permitted to eat prawn,shrimp & lobstar in hanafi madhab.

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