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Allah makes dead animal illegal but what is ruling on dead fish in Quran.
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Allah makes dead animal illegal but what is ruling on dead fish in Quran ChatGPT said: 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: 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. Conclusi...