Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Q&A- Lobsters Halal

06 September 2024

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The speaker discusses the use of lobsters in their culture, stating that they look awful and not allow them to eat. They also mention that ples are from the rearview mirror and that people say only fish are fine, but lobsters are not. The speaker also mentions that people in their culture say that ples are not allowed in the Hanafi Madhhab and that people in their culture say that prawns are allowed, but they do not enjoy the appearance of lobsters.

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And the last question here is, is it

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permissible to eat lobsters?

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I don't know why you would want to

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eat them.

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They look awful.

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I just saw them last week.

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They're like creatures.

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They're like Khaba'if, to be honest.

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The Hanafis don't allow it.

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The other Imams allow it.

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They say anything from the sea is okay.

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The Hanafis say only fish, not crustaceans, which

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are bottom eaters, right?

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So crabs and lobsters are not allowed in

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the Hanafi Madhhab.

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Prawns are from the same family, but they've

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allowed it because there's some difference of opinion

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as to whether they're fish or not.

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So they've said, okay, that's allowed.

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I don't eat them myself.

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I don't eat prawns either.

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But lobsters are definitely a no-no for

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Hanafis.

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For Shafis, Madhigis, Hanbalis, enjoy.

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I still think they look weird.

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But people say they really taste good inside

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once you get beyond the weird look.

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But anyway, I guess there's a lot of

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other stuff like that as well.

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