ANSWERED: Eating sea animals.

[Aamir]

Assalam Alaikum

I was talkin to a friend of mine who suggested to me that all animals in the sea are halal for us..based upon the following verse

Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; (Qur'an, 5:96)

I though only fish were allowed!

Is the brother correct..are ther no limitations in quran and hadith as to what we are or are not allowed from the seas..e.g squid..whale..shark..etc..

I would appreciate some evidence backed up by quran and sunnah

Jazakallah

[IlyasLahoz]

Salaam,
It depends on the school Sidi. For the Hanafis only fish are halal, for the others it is all seafood (with some exceptions on animals that are not exclusisvely water-dwelling). see the links below for more details:

Hanafi
http://sunnipath.com/resources/Quest...a00004150.aspx
http://sunnipath.com/resources/Quest...a00004937.aspx
http://sunnipath.com/resources/Quest...a00003247.aspx
http://sunnipath.com/resources/Quest...a00000505.aspx
Shafi'i
http://sunnipath.com/resources/Quest...a00003086.aspx

[Aamir]

Jazakallah akhi