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Menternak Binatang Dua Alam
What is the ruling on farming mud crabs and frogs for export?
Short answer
The Muzakarah resolved that farming nipah crabs for export is permissible because they are not amphibious animals.
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 Muzakarah resolved that farming nipah crabs for export is permissible because they are not amphibious animals. For frogs, the ruling on farming them for export is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The majority of scholars consider it forbidden because frogs are amphibious, while the Maliki school holds it to be permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perusahaan menternak ketam nipah untuk tujuan eksport adalah harus kerana ia bukan binatang dua alam.
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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). “Menternak Binatang Dua Alam”, 8 March 1990. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#menternak-binatang-dua-alam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-farming-crabs-and-frogs-export/