Ok I was taught basically nothing about islam, but alhumdulillah I have learned more in the past 2 years more than my friends know about islam. But I have some little questions. When I was brought up, and nowadays I know for meat you have to slaughter the animal the halal way…and so on…but for seafood I notice that lots of muslims i know can go to subway and get a tunasub.
My question is do we not have to slaughter seafood the same way, therefore we can eat outside seafood?
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but do we have to slaughter it the same way we do for example a cow
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No...You can cut it any which way you like...The slaughter that Halal or Zabiha refers to is for animals which are alive and on land...The fish is dead once it's out of the water, so there is no issue of cutting it as per a required way...Not to mention, I doubt if fishes have necks to be slaughtered...
You can cut the tail first, the head first, the fins first...Doesn't matter...
No...You can cut it any which way you like...The slaughter that Halal or Zabiha refers to is for animals which are alive and on land...The fish is dead once it's out of the water, so there is no issue of cutting it as per a required way...Not to mention, I doubt if fishes have necks to be slaughtered...
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Is the reasoning by Allah or the sunnah? If it is I wont question, but if not, I have seen fish plenty of times alive when they come out of water.....until they run out of breath they die.
The use of the term ‘seafood’ in this article refers to all non-plant life coming from permanent bodies of water, including rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. There are a number of differing opinions when it comes to the Halal or haram status of seafood.
**The Quran states:
Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food, for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game, as long as you are in the state of Ihram (for Hajj or Umrah). And fear ALLAH, to Whom you shall be gathered back. Al-Ma-ida: 96 **
**And it is HE Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you may eat thereof fresh tender meat, and that you may extract out of it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing through it, that you may seek (thus) of the HIS bounty (by transporting the goods from place to place) and that you may be grateful. An-Nahl: 14 **
**And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike: this is fresh, sweet and pleasant to drink, and that is salt and bitter. And from them both you eat fresh tender meat, and extract ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships cleaving (the sea water as they sail through it), that you may seek of HIS bounty, and that you may give thanks. Fatir: 12 **
This ayat state that it is lawful to fish for food. In fact ALLAH, Subhanahu wa ta’ala, has subjected the seas to human beings, so they may partake of their Bounty and benefit by what has been provided. In addition, there are a number of Ahadith that also address the subject of seafood.
Whether its lawful to eat, in the first place? If it is, are there special instructions on how to capture them and slaughter them?
If its unlawful to eat in the first place, the second question becomes irrelevant.
If its lawful to eat, but its not slaughtered in a prescribed manner, it also becomes unlawful to eat.
So, even if its slaugtered according to Islamic way, a pig is unlawful to eat, cz it fails the first step.
Chicken, cow etc are lawful to eat, as long as they are slaughtered in a prescribed way (there is a tangential discussion on it separately).
For seafood, they are lawful (again, there are some kinds of seafood on which there is a tangential discussion on whether they are permitted or not), regardless of how you capture them. So whether you capture them with a fishing rod, or with a net, in the state of wadhu or non-wadhu, with saying Bismillah or not saying Bismillah, let the blood drain or not drain... its all permitted. Thats my understanding, and I believe this is proven through Sunnah.
Folks, the question is NOT whether seafood is permitted or not. Or what kinds of seafood is permitted to be eaten. Thats a whole separate discussion.
The question is, amongst the normal fish, e.g. tuna etc, is there any prescribed way of catching them and killing them before they are eaten? And the answer, to my knowledge is, its all good. No specific way of killing/slaughtering is prescribed.
Kindly keep your responses on to the topic. The questions related to crocodiles, hippos, otters and others have been discussed a few times, and if you are unable to find them, feel free to open a new thread and fire away all your confusions and questions on that topic.
There is no prescribed way, and one does not have to slaughter it in a prescribed way. The verses relating to slaughter are restricted to the meat of land animals, and as far as fish goes, it seems Qur'an has allowed it without any prescribed method. (Al-Maidah 5:96)
I hope this helps. Let me know if you find something to the contrary.
