Q: 58 – Title: Can muslims eat EELS??

Question

Can  muslims eat  EELS??

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalamu 'alaykum wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Eels are a type of fish, hence, it will be permissible to eat eels.

(Hidayah, Vol.4, Pg.442, Shirkah)^[1]
(Addurrul Mukhtar, Vol.6, Pg.307)^[2]
(Al-Ikhtiyar, vol.5, pg.464, Darul Arqam)^[3]

Allamah Damiri has also concluded that eels are a type of fish.

(Hayatul Hayawan, Vol.1 , pg.225 ,Darul Fikr)^[4]

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Wassalamu 'alaykum

Ml. Rayhaan Docrat,
Student Darul Ifta

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Ifta, Madrasah In'amiyyah