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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-785: HALAL ATAU HARAMKAH MEMAKAN KETAM BATU
Is it halal or haram to eat stone crab?
Short answer
Creatures that live only in water are halal to eat as long as they are not poisonous or repulsive.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Creatures that live only in water are halal to eat as long as they are not poisonous or repulsive. In the Shafi'i school, crab is haram because it is considered repulsive, lives in two habitats and is poisonous. Following the view of Nusantara scholars, crabs that live only in water and are not poisonous, such as Rajungan, Ragi, Stone Crab and Rock Crab, are halal. Stone crabs and ghost crabs that play on rocks and the shoreline in Malaysia are haram because they live in both water and on land.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Halal makan segala hidupan yang hanya hidup di dalam air sama ada ikan dan juga hidupan lain selagi mana hidupan tersebut tidak beracun dan menjijikkan.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-785: HALAL ATAU HARAMKAH MEMAKAN KETAM BATU”, 7 July 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5685-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-784-halal-atau-haramkah-memakan-ketam-batu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-stone-crab/