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FISHING AND HUNTING LOCUSTS
Ruling 2632. If a fish is commonly considered to have scales – even though its scales may have fallen off due to some incident – and it is caught alive in the water and dies out of the water, it is pure and lawful to eat. In the event that it dies in the water, it is pure but it is unlawful to eat even if it dies by means of something, such as poison; however, if it dies in a fishing net in the water, it is lawful to eat. As for fish that are commonly considered not to have scales, they are unlawful to eat even if they are caught alive in the water and die out of the water.
Ruling 2633. If a fish springs out of the water, or a wave throws it out, or the water recedes and the fish is left stranded on dry land, then in the event that someone catches it with his hands or by some other means before it dies, it is lawful to eat after it dies. But if it dies before it is caught, it is unlawful to eat.
Ruling 2634. It is not necessary for a fisherman to be a Muslim [for the fish to be lawful to eat], nor does he have to mention the name of Allah the Exalted at the time of catching the fish. However, a Muslim must witness – or attain confidence (iṭmiʾnān) in some other way – that the fish was caught alive in the water or that it died in the net in the water.
Ruling 2635. If it is not known whether a dead fish was caught alive or dead in the water, in the event that it is in the hands of a Muslim who has disposal over it, which is proof of it being lawful to eat – for example, he sells or buys it – it is lawful. However, if the fish is in the hands of a disbeliever, then even if he says, ‘I caught it alive’, it is unlawful to eat unless one is confident that he caught it alive in the water or that it died in the net in the water.
Ruling 2636. It is permitted (jāʾiz) to eat a live fish.
Ruling 2637. If a fish is roasted alive or killed out of the water before it dies [by itself], it is permitted to eat it.
Ruling 2638. If a fish is cut in two out of the water and one part falls in the water while still alive, it is permitted to eat the part that is out of the water.
Ruling 2639. If a person catches a locust alive in his hands or by other means, it is lawful to eat it after it dies. It is not necessary that the person who catches it be a Muslim, nor does he have to mention the name of Allah the Exalted at the time of catching it. However, if a dead locust is in the hands of a disbeliever and it is not known whether he caught it alive or not, it is unlawful to eat it even if he says, ‘I caught it alive’.
Ruling 2640. It is unlawful to eat a locust that has not developed wings and cannot fly.
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Ruling 2633. If a fish springs out of the water, or a wave throws it out, or the water recedes and the fish is left stranded on dry land, then in the event that someone catches it with his hands or by some other means before it dies, it is lawful to eat after it dies. But if it dies before it is caught, it is unlawful to eat.
Ruling 2634. It is not necessary for a fisherman to be a Muslim [for the fish to be lawful to eat], nor does he have to mention the name of Allah the Exalted at the time of catching the fish. However, a Muslim must witness – or attain confidence (iṭmiʾnān) in some other way – that the fish was caught alive in the water or that it died in the net in the water.
Ruling 2635. If it is not known whether a dead fish was caught alive or dead in the water, in the event that it is in the hands of a Muslim who has disposal over it, which is proof of it being lawful to eat – for example, he sells or buys it – it is lawful. However, if the fish is in the hands of a disbeliever, then even if he says, ‘I caught it alive’, it is unlawful to eat unless one is confident that he caught it alive in the water or that it died in the net in the water.
Ruling 2636. It is permitted (jāʾiz) to eat a live fish.
Ruling 2637. If a fish is roasted alive or killed out of the water before it dies [by itself], it is permitted to eat it.
Ruling 2638. If a fish is cut in two out of the water and one part falls in the water while still alive, it is permitted to eat the part that is out of the water.
Ruling 2639. If a person catches a locust alive in his hands or by other means, it is lawful to eat it after it dies. It is not necessary that the person who catches it be a Muslim, nor does he have to mention the name of Allah the Exalted at the time of catching it. However, if a dead locust is in the hands of a disbeliever and it is not known whether he caught it alive or not, it is unlawful to eat it even if he says, ‘I caught it alive’.
Ruling 2640. It is unlawful to eat a locust that has not developed wings and cannot fly.