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Halal Food & drink

Is hunting for food halal?

Short answer

Yes. The Quran permits what trained hunting animals catch for you, as long as Allah's name is mentioned when sending them (5:4). Game of the land is lawful, but not while the hunter is in the state of ihram (5:96). Hunting for sport only, with no use of the animal, is disliked.

Evidence

Quran

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَآ أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ ۖ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتُ ۙ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّآ أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿٤﴾

Wanakuuliza wamehalalishiwa nini? Sema: Mmehalalishiwa kila vilivyo vizuri na mlicho wafundisha wanyama kukiwinda. Mnawafundisha alivyo kufunzeni Mwenyezi Mungu. Basi kuleni walicho kukamatieni, na mkisomee jina la Mwenyezi Mungu. Na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu; hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwepesi wa kuhisabu.

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

Nyinyi mmehalalishiwa kuvua vinyama vya baharini na kuvila, kwa faida yenu na kwa wasafiri. Na mmeharimishiwa mawindo ya wanyama wa bara maadamu mmeharimia Hija. Na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye mtakusanywa kwake.

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

Questions about halal and haram

Is hunting for food halal?

Yes. The Quran permits what trained hunting animals catch for you, as long as Allah's name is mentioned when sending them (5:4). Game of the land is lawful, but not while the hunter is in the state of ihram (5:96). Hunting for sport only, with no use of the animal, is disliked.

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