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There are a few things – certain types of water animals – which some scholars exclude
from the permission outlined above. These animals live at the same time on earth and in the
water.
Which animals do you think they are thinking about?
Give examples:
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Which animals live in the water and have fangs? Give examples:
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Crocodiles. The correct view is that eating these is not allowed, because they have fangs and live
on land – even though they may spend a lot of time in the water – so precedence should be given
to the reason for forbidding it (it is a land animal that has fangs).
Frogs. It is not permitted to eat them because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) forbade killing them, as is reported in the hadeeth of ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Uthmaan, who
said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the killing
of frogs. (Narrated by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Maajah; see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 6970). The rule
is that everything which we are forbidden to kill, we are not allowed to eat; if we are allowed to
eat it we are allowed to kill it.
Some scholars exclude sea snakes, but the correct view is that as they live nowhere except in the
water, we are permitted to eat them, because of the general nature of the aayah (interpretation of
the meaning):
Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food –
for the benefit of yourselves
[al-Maa’idah 5:96].
Otters and turtles. The correct view is that to be on the safe side, it is permissible to eat them
after slaughtering them properly, because they live both on land and in the sea. Here the rule is
that in the case of animals that live both on land and in the sea, the rules concerning land animals
should be given precedence, to be on the safe side, so they must be slaughtered properly, except
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for crabs which do not need to be slaughtered, even though they live both on land and in the sea,
because they do not have blood.
Everything that can cause harm is forbidden as food, even if it comes from the sea, because
Allaah says:
And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another).
Surely, Allaah is Most Merciful to you.
[al-Nisa’ 4:29], and:
…and do not throw yourselves into destruction
[al-Baqarah 2:195].
Riddle:
1) The Prophet said, "A horse may be kept for one of three purposes: for a man it may be a
source of reward; for another it may be a means of living; and for a third it may be a
burden (a source of committing sins)."
Who are these three men?
How are they using their horse?
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2) If someone keeps a dog for his pleasure only and not for a useful purpose, what does he lose
everyday?
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