QUESTION:
Is eating crab Makrooh-e-Tanzihi or Haraam? Is it permissible to eat it for medical purposes?
ANSWER:
It is not permissible to consume anything from the ocean besides fish, according to the Hanafi Mazhab. Hence, consuming crabs is Haraam since they are not part of the fish family.
فعند الحنفية يحرم ما عدا السمك (إعلاء السنن17/186)
If a pious, upright, Muslim doctor advises that one should consume crabs as a treatment and there are no other alternatives, then it will be permissible to consume it for medical reasons.
الضرورات تبيح المحظورات (الأشباه والنظائر 1/73)
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
Date: – 14 Rabi ul Awwal 1445 / 30 September 2023
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
