FatwaFederal TerritoriesFood & Halal
Al-KAFI #456 : HUKUM MAKAN IKAN KELI DAN IKAN PATIN YANG DIBERI MAKAN DAGING KHINZIR
What is the ruling on eating catfish or pangasius that have been fed pork?
Short answer
Catfish or pangasius fed pork fall under the category of jallalah animals if the foul or rancid smell of the impurity becomes apparent on the fish.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Catfish or pangasius fed pork fall under the category of jallalah animals if the foul or rancid smell of the impurity becomes apparent on the fish. Eating a jallalah animal is disliked (makruh tanzih) according to the final position of the Shafie school, since the amount of impurity is not enough to change the flesh and make it forbidden. As a precaution and to avoid the disagreement among scholars, the fish should be quarantined for 3 days until the smell of impurity disappears before being eaten or sold.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pendapat yang muktamad dalam mazhab al-Syafie ialah makruh tanzih.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Al-KAFI #456 : HUKUM MAKAN IKAN KELI DAN IKAN PATIN YANG DIBERI MAKAN DAGING KHINZIR”, 17 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1853-al-kafi-456-hukum-makan-ikan-keli-dan-ikan-patin-yang-diberi-makan-daging-khinzir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-eating-catfish-pangasius-fed-pork/