Can we eat Shrimps or Prawns in Islam ?

Shrimps To Go

Maulana
Amjad Ali Azmi Al-Qadri (Hanffi) writes in "Bahr e Shariat"
Part 15, Vol. 2: There is difference of opinion on shrimps being
a fish or not and based on it, is the difference of opinion on
it being lawful or unlawful. Apparently it does not look like
a fish. It rather looks like a worm. So one should avoid it. ("Radul
Mukhtar") [PS: "Rad-ul-Mukhtar is written by Syed Mohammed
Amin Ash-Shaheerba Bin Abideen Shammi, may Allah's mercy be upon
him (died 1253H.)]

Following
is abstracted form "Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the
Path of Truth" by Sheikh Abd' Al-Qadir Al-Jilani (Translation:
Muhtar Holland) Vol. 2: In the words of Bakr ibn 'Ubaidillah (may
Allah bestow His mercy upon him): "A man can not be truly
pious [taqi] until he has come to be pious in a way he approaches
the dining room.... According to Shahr ibn Hawshab (may Allah
bestow His mercy upon him): "The truly devout person [muttaqi]
is one who is ready to abstain from something that is quite harmless
in itself, as a precaution against slipping over into something
else that could be harmful" …. According to Abu Yazid
Bastami (may Allah bestow His mercy upon him), true devotion [taqwa]
is: "Cautious avoidance [tawarru'] of all things that are
of doubtful legality [shubuhat]….

Shrimps
(prawns) can also live outside water and no one calls it a fish
in regular day to day language. But since the cautious scholars
of the past have mentioned the discussions and given no judgment
it is up to every individual to decide.

SHRIMPS
(prawns) ARE A DOUBTFUL LEGALITY!

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