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Allah makes dead animal illegal but what is ruling on dead fish in Quran.

 Allah makes dead animal illegal but what is ruling on dead fish in Quran

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In the Quran, Allah generally prohibits the consumption of dead animals (carrion), but there is a specific exception made for certain types of dead animals, including fish and sea creatures.

Key Verse:

Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:3):

"Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah...”

This verse prohibits consuming dead animals (الْمَيْتَةَ — al-maytah) in general.

However, there is an exception:

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Hadith clarification (explaining the Quranic exception)

While the Quran does not explicitly mention the exception for dead fish, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) clarified it in authentic hadith:

“Its water is pure and its dead are lawful.”
— Sunan Abu Dawud 83, Sahih al-Jami’ 387

This hadith refers to the sea and states that dead sea creatures (like fish) are permissible to eat, even if they were not slaughtered.

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Conclusion:

Although the Quran prohibits dead animals in general, the ruling on dead fish is permissible, based on the Sunnah of the Prophet, which complements and explains the Quran. This is a scholarly consensus across all major Islamic schools of thought