Many scholars are of the opinion that lobster is not halal and many others are of the view that its makhrukh and should not be consumed. I want to humbly submit that many muslims have a misconception that all sea food is halal but thats not true. Only fish is halal.
From seafood, only fish is made Halaal for us. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Two carions are made Halaal for us; Fish and locust.
‘ (Mishkaat vol.2 pg.361). Fish is classified as a Vertebra. Crabs and
lobsters are not vertebras but they belong to the Crustaece group, hence,
not permissible.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Tabish Saleem
Many scholars are of the opinion that lobster is not halal and many others are of the view that its makhrukh and should not be consumed. I want to humbly submit that many muslims have a misconception that all sea food is halal but thats not true. Only fish is halal. From seafood, only fish is made Halaal for us. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Two carions are made Halaal for us; Fish and locust. ‘ (Mishkaat vol.2 pg.361). Fish is classified as a Vertebra. Crabs and lobsters are not vertebras but they belong to the Crustaece group, hence, not permissible. and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai