FOOD GROUPS

ANIMALSPLANTS

VEGETABLES

FRUITS

SEA CREATURES

LAND CREATURES

BIRDSGRAINS

PLANTS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES & GRAINS

ALL THESE CAN BE EATEN AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT HARMFUL TO HUMAN BEINGS. THIS MEANS THAT THEY MUST NOT CONTAIN

POISONOUS OR NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES.

SEA CREATURES

For fish to be HalaalIt must have scales. It must be removed alive from the water. It does not matter who has done the fishing or what method has been used to catch the fish.

Halaal Haraam

All fish that meet the above criteria

Whales; Shark; Lobsters & Crabs

Prawns & Shrimps  

LAND CREATURES

This term covers all animals that live on the face of the earth. Allah has permitted the eating of some and forbidden others. The first 5 verses of Suratu Ma'idah

(Sura no. 5) give a summary of the commands regarding what is permitted to eat.

Animal Halaal Haraam Makruh

Domestic – have hoof/cloven hoof

Donkey, mule, horse

Wild – not kept in enclosures

Mountain sheep, wild cow, donkey, gazelle, deer

   

Animals with canine teeth or fangs

  Dog, rabbit, elephants, monkey

 

Reptiles   All reptiles are Haraam

 

Insects Locusts Fleas, lice  

BIRDS

Birds that comply with the following 2 conditions can be eaten:Body covered with feathers.NOT classed as birds of prey (possessing talons). There are 2 other principles by which one can distinguish between birds which are permitted and those that are not:

Birds that glide rather than flap their wings are HARAAM

Birds must have:Craw – where grain collects in the throatGizzard – part of the stomachProjection – fork like extension on the bird’s foot that acts like a talon.

HALAAL BIRDS

HARAAM BIRDS