THIRD REMINDER. Yaumu Al-thalaatha, 3rd day of Rajab (Tuesday, 20th March). ANIMALS THAT ARE HALAAL OR HARAAM TO EAT OR SELL IN ISLAM Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Let's continue from the second reminder; it's long but very informative in Shaa ALLAH. 7) The seventh principle is that all terrestrial predatory animals and beasts, i.e. animals that hunt with their teeth, are considered Haram, such as a lion, cheetah, tiger, leopard, wolf, fox, dog, cat, etc. 8) The eighth principle is that all birds of prey, i.e. those that hunt with their claws/talons, are considered Haram, such as a falcon, eagle, kite, hawk, bat, etc. The proof for both these principles (seven and eight) is the famous Hadith of Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) prohibited the eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds having talons.” (Sahih Muslim, no: 1934) Hence, all beasts and birds of prey, beasts that hunt with their teeth and birds who hunt with their talons/claws, are unanimously considered Haram. 9) The ninth principle is that birds who do not hunt with their claws and do not prey on other animals, rather they merely eat grains and crop, are all considered Halal, such as a chicken, duck, pigeon, dove, sparrow, crow, etc. Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) says: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) consuming (the meat of) chicken.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 5198). In light of the above general principles, the following is a list of Halal and Haram animals: Animals whose meat is Halal: 1) Camel 2) Goat 3) Sheep 4) Buffalo 5) Stag 6) Rabbit 7) Cow (including mountain cow) 8) Wild-ass (The prohibition in the Hadith is of domesticated donkeys) 9) Fish (of all types, including prawns according to those who consider prawns to be a form of fish). 10) Deer/Antelope/Gazelle 11) Duck 12) Heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill). 13) Nightingale 14) Quail 15) Parrot 16) Francolin 17) Locust 18) Partridge (heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird). 19) Lark (North American yellow-breasted songbirds) 20) Sparrow 21) Goose 22) Ostrich 23) Dove 24) Pigeon 25) Stork 26) Rooster 27) Chicken 28) Peacock 29) Starling 30) Hoopoe (any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill, known in Arabic as Hudhud- that was sent by Sayyiduna Suleyman (peace be upon him). Animals whose meat is Haram: 1) Wolf 2) Hyena 3) Cat 4) Monkey 5) Scorpion 6) Leopard 7) Tiger 8) Cheetah 9) Lion 10) Jerboa 11) Bear 12) Swine/pig 13) Squirrel 14) Hedgehog 15) Snake 16) Tortoise/Turtle 17) Dog 18) Crab 19) Jackal 20) Donkey (domesticated) 21) Lizard (The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) forbade the eating of a Lizard. Recorded by Imam Abu Dawud in his Sunan from Abd al-Rahman ibn Shibl (Allah be pleased with him). Hadith no: 3790) 22) Fox 23) Crocodile 24) Weasel 25) Elephant (Radd al-Muhtar, 6/306) 26) Falcon 27) Hawk 28) Kite 29) Bat 30) Vulture 31) Mouse 32) Rat 33) All insects, such as a Mosquito, Fly, Wasp, Spider, Beetle, etc. Please note that all haraam animals are also haraam to buy and sell as the prophet said that, the price for all forbidden animals are haraam for his ummah. And Allah knows best. May ALLAH forgive any errors made and bless us all. Aameen.