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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﴾

Dihalalkan bagi kamu binatang buruan laut, dan makanan yang didapati dari laut, sebagai bekalan bagi kamu (untuk dinikmati kelazatannya) dan juga bagi orang-orang yang dalam pelayaran; tetapi diharamkan atas kamu memburu binatang buruan darat selama kamu sedang berihram. Oleh itu, bertaqwalah kepada Allah, yang kepadaNya kamu akan dihimpunkan.

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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