(i) Halal – Permissible To Consume
(ii) Not Halal – Impermissible to consume
This list is based on the School of Shafi’i opinion or equivalent.
(i) Halal – Permissible To Consume
- Addax
- Albatross
- Alpaca
- Anglerfish
- Antelope
- Argali
- Barracuda
- Birds without talons
- Bison
- Blackbird
- Budgerigar
- Buffalo
- Bustard (Bird)
- Camels
- Catfish
- Caviar & Sturgeon
- Chicken
- Clam
- Cormorant
- Cow
- Crab (see Mud Crab in Not Halal list)
- Crawfish
- Crayfish
- Crane
- Cricket
- Cuttlefish
- Deer
- Dogfish
- Dove
- Duck
- Eels
- Egret
- Egg Roe
- Eland
- Finch
- Fish (common fish eg. Salmon, Snapper etc)
- Flamingo
- Francolin
- Fresh Water Fish (eg. Talapia etc)
- Gazelle
- Geese
- Gemsbok
- Giraffe
- Goat
- Grasshopper
- Grebe
- Gull
- Hagfish
- Hares
- Heron
- Hoopoe
- Ibex
- Ibis
- Kangaroo – If its a protected animal species by the government, it is not Halal according to the rule of the land.
- Kingfisher
- Lamb
- Llama
- Lobster
- Locust
- Loon
- Mackerel
- Magpie
- Manta ray
- Martlet
- Moorhen
- Moose
- Mussel
- Nightingale
- Octopus
- Oryx
- Ostrich
- Ox
- Oyster
- Parrot
- Partridge
- Peacock
- Pelican
- Penguin
- Petrel
- Pigeon
- Pike
- Puffin
- Quail
- Rabbit
- Reindeer
- Ringdove/ woodpigeon
- Roebuck
- Roller
- Rooster
- Sea urchin
- Scallop
- Shark
- Shearwater
- Sheep
- Shrimp
- Small birds (sparrow, swallow, finch)
- Snipe
- Spoonbill
- Springbok
- Stag
- Starfish
- Starling
- Stingrays
- Sturgeon – If its a protected animal species by the government, it is not Halal according to the rule of the land.
- Squid
- Stork
- Swan
- Tern/ sea swallow
- Thrush
- Trout
- Turkey
- Turtledove
- Wallaby
- Waterbuck
- White Abalone
- Wildebeest
- Wild range fish
- Wren
- Zebra
Note: For aquatic animal, any form of poison and intoxication has to be removed; and for land animal it is subjected to the Halal slaughtering process.
(ii) Not Halal – Impermissible to consume
- Aardvark
- Alligator
- Animals that live underground/ ‘burrow’
- Ant
- Anteater
- Ape
- Armadillo
- Badger
- Barnacle
- Beaver
- Bee
- Beetle
- Bilby
- Birds with talons that use them to hunt
- Black bear
- Butterfly
- Caecilians
- Capybara
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Centipede
- Chameleon
- Cheetah
- Chimpanzee
- Chinchilla
- Chipmunk
- Cicada
- Coati
- Cockle
- Cockroach
- Cony
- Cougar
- Coyote
- Coypu
- Creepy crawlies – insects – bugs
- Crocodile
- Crow/ all birds that eat beef only
- Dingo
- Dog
- Dolphin
- Donkey
- Dormouse
- Dragonfly
- Dugong
- Eagle
- Earwig
- Elephant
- Ermine
- Falcon
- Fennec
- Flea
- Fly
- Fox
- Frog
- Gecko
- Gerbil
- Gharial
- Glede
- Gopher
- Gorilla
- Grizzly bear
- Groundhog
- Hamster
- Harrier
- Hawk
- Hedgehog
- Hippopotamus
- Hornet
- Hyena
- Iguana
- Jackal
- Jaguar
- Jellyfish – It is Halal if there is a way to remove any substance that is poisonous.
- Jerboa
- Kinkajou
- Kite
- Kitten
- Komodo dragon
- Krill
- Ladybird
- Leopard
- Lice
- Lion
- Lizard
- Lynx
- Mandrill
- Marten
- Mayfly
- Mice
- Millipede
- Mink
- Mole
- Mongoose
- Monkey
- Mosquito
- Moth
- Mud Crab – see also comments below
- Mule
- Muskrat
- Newt
- Nutria
- Opossum
- Orang-utan
- Owl
- Panther
- Peccary
- Periwinkle
- Pig
- Polar bear
- Porcupine
- Praire dog
- Racoon
- Rat
- Rodents
- Sable
- Salamander
- Sannakji
- Scorpion
- Sea snail
- Sea squirt
- Seal
- Shrew
- Skunk
- Slug
- Snail
- Snake
- Spider
- Sponge
- Squirrel
- Stoat
- Stone Crab
- Termite
- Tick
- Tiger
- Toad
- Tortoise/ turtle
- Vermin/ pests
- Vole
- Vulture
- Walrus
- Wasp
- Weasel
- Whelk
- Wolf
- Woodlouse
- Worm
References:
Syakh Yusuf Qardawi’s Reference and Fatwa on Seafood and Others
Quran Al-Maidah : 96 – Seafood
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًا ۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
SAHIH INTERNATIONAL
Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered.
YUSUF ALI
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 ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be gathered back.
Quran Al-An’am : 119 – Land Animal
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا لَّيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهْوَائِهِم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُعْتَدِينَ
SAHIH INTERNATIONAL
And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord – He is most knowing of the transgressors.
Consensus of Scholars
Majority of the scholars (al-rajih `inda al-jumhur) is that in our Religion “the default in things is permissibility” (al-aslu fil-ashya’ al-ibaha) until proven haram.
Krill , mud crab, cockle ,sea snail ?? Are you sure ,
Yes, based on Shafie school.
Mud crab living on the land is not permissible, the rest is fine according to Shafie school.
Greeting of Peace be upon all, kindly classify mud crabs that are categorized haram, because mud crabs grown in the pond are also mud crabs.please if possible the pictures. Sukran.
In this document showed a mud crab with a flipper leg – which is Halal https://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_fishing/fact_sheets/fact_sheet_mud_crab.pdf
the one without a flipper leg – living on the land-only is Haram based on the basic behaviour that it will eat filthy things.
why jellyfish is haram?
It is Halal if there is a way to remove any substance that is poisonous.
Why krill is haram? Pls advise. Tq in advance.
No. It is Halal according to Shafi’i. Most seafood is Halal according to Shafi’i except those poisonous sea creatures that the poison is non-removable.
grasshopper is halal. from hadist shahih At Tirmizi and HR. Ahmad ..
Why sea squirt is also haram to eat?
According to Shafi’i, it is Halal
Why has horse been made halal but donkey and mule not permissible
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet saw prohibited the eating of donkey’s meat.