FatwaJohorFood & Halal
HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING ISI BELANGKAS DAN TELURNYA
Is it permissible to eat horseshoe crab meat and eggs, as well as the bangkang crab?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that the bangkang crab is halal because it is an aquatic animal, even though it can survive briefly out of water.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that the bangkang crab is halal because it is an aquatic animal, even though it can survive briefly out of water. For the horseshoe crab, the fatwa adopts the decision of the 93rd National Fatwa Committee Muzakarah, which declared its meat and eggs permissible to eat. The reasoning is that no definitive text prohibits it and the horseshoe crab is a sea creature that breathes through gills and cannot survive on land, in line with the view of the majority of scholars.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sehubungan itu, selaras dengan pandangan Jumhur Ulama' yang menyatakan bahawa haiwan yang tinggal di dalam laut semata-mata dan tidak boleh hidup tanpa air adalah halal dimakan, maka Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa hukum memakan daging/isi dan telur belangkas adalah diharuskan"
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING ISI BELANGKAS DAN TELURNYA”, 26 November 2017. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=652. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/eating-horseshoe-crab-meat-and-eggs/