FatwaSarawakMedicine & Health
Hukum daging buaya untuk perubatan
What is the ruling on eating crocodile meat for medicinal purposes?
Short answer
Eating crocodile meat as medicine is not permitted, because the crocodile is a land animal that seizes its prey with fangs and is not wholly an aquatic creature.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad (Koleksi Kemusykilan Agama)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Eating crocodile meat as medicine is not permitted, because the crocodile is a land animal that seizes its prey with fangs and is not wholly an aquatic creature. Shafii scholars prohibit amphibious animals that live on land and in water when they have no similarity to a lawful land animal, including crocodiles, frogs, snakes, monkeys and turtles. Muslims are advised to seek treatment with substances confirmed to be free of impurities so as not to fall into what religion forbids.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Buaya adalah binatang yang dikategorikan sebagai haiwan yang hidup dua alam.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Hukum daging buaya untuk perubatan”, 28 December 2022. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/irsyad_list/#2022-12-28-hukum-daging-buaya-untuk-perubatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-crocodile-meat-for-medicine/