The Fiqh of Halaal and Haraam Animals Answered by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question: Can you give me a list of animals that are Halaal and Haraam according to the Hanafi School? qa.sunnipath/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=3893&CATE=107 (The following is from the answer in the link, Click the link for full answer ) In light of the above general principles, the following is a list of Halaal and Haraam animals in the Hanafi School: (Both these lists of animals are not exclusive) ANIMALS WHOSE MEAT IS HALAAL: Camel Goat Sheep Buffalo Stag Rabbit Cow (including mountain cow) Wild-ass (The prohibition in the Hadith is of domesticated donkeys) Fish (of all types, including prawns according to those who consider prawns to be a form of fish. Others however, don?t permit its consumption, for they don?t consider prawns to be from the fish family. For details, see an earlier post). Deer/Antelope/Gazelle Duck Heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill). Nightingale Quail Parrot Francolin Locust Partridge (heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird) Lark (North American yellow-breasted songbirds) Sparrow Goose Ostrich Dove Pigeon Stork Rooster Chicken Peacock Starling Hoopoe (any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill, known in Arabic as Hudhud- that was sent by Sayyiduna Suleyman (peace be upon him). ANIMALS WHOSE MEAT IS HARAAM: Wolf Hyena Cat Monkey Scorpion Leopard Tiger Cheetah Lion Jerboa Bear Swine/pig Squirrel Hedgehog Snake Tortoise/Turtle Dog Crab Jackal Donkey (domesticated) Lizard (The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) forbade the eating of a Lizard. Recorded by Imam Abu Dawud in his Sunan from Abd al-Rahman ibn Shibl (Allah be pleased with him. Hadith no: 3790) Fox Crocodile Weasel Elephant (Radd al-Muhtar, 6/306) Falcon Hawk Kite Bat Vulture Mouse Rat All insects, such as a Mosquito, Fly, Wasp, Spider, Beetle, etc. And Allah knows best.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:43:56 +0000