(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 and Stone Crab in Not Halal list)
- Crawfish
- Crayfish
- Crane
- 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
- Grebe
- Gull
- Hagfish
- Hares
- Heron
- Hoopoe
- Ibex
- Ibis
- Kangaroo
- 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
- 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
- Grasshopper
- Grizzly bear
- Groundhog
- Hamster
- Harrier
- Hawk
- Hedgehog
- Hippopotamus
- Hornet
- Hyena
- Iguana
- Jackal
- Jaguar
- Jellyfish
- 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
- 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
- Wood louse
- Worm
