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Pembiakan Siput Babi (Achatina Fulica)
Is it permissible to breed giant African snails (Achatina fulica) for export as food?
Short answer
The 20th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 2 April 1988, discussed the breeding of giant African snails.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 20th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 2 April 1988, discussed the breeding of giant African snails. It ruled that running a business that rears these snails for export abroad as food is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa perusahaan menternak siput babi untuk eksport ke luar negara sebagai bahan makanan adalah harus.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pembiakan Siput Babi (Achatina Fulica)”, 2 April 1988. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pembiakan-siput-babi-achatina-fulica. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/breeding-giant-african-snails-for-export/