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Halal Food & drink

Can I eat fish that died by itself?

Short answer

Yes. Sea animals are lawful even when found dead, because the Quran permits the game of the sea and its food (5:96). Scholars also permit locusts, based on the hadith that two kinds of dead animals are lawful: fish and locusts.

Evidence

Quran

أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَٰعًۭا لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ ٱلْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًۭا ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ ﴿٩٦﴾

Erlaubt sind euch die Jagdtiere des Meeres und (all) das Eßbare aus ihm als Nießbrauch für euch und für die Reisenden; doch verboten ist euch die Jagd auf die Landtiere, solange ihr im Zustand der Pilgerweihe seid. Und fürchtet Allah, zu Dem ihr versammelt werdet.

This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Questions about halal and haram

Can I eat fish that died by itself?

Yes. Sea animals are lawful even when found dead, because the Quran permits the game of the sea and its food (5:96). Scholars also permit locusts, based on the hadith that two kinds of dead animals are lawful: fish and locusts.

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