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Halal Animals
What are the halal animals?
The following animals are
halal
for eating. This list is not inclusive.
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Non-Predatory Birds:
Capon; Chicken; Dove; Duck; Francolin (a partridge); Goose; Heron; Hoopoe ( hudhud ); Lark; Nightingale; Ostrich; Parrot; Partridge; Peacock; Pigeon; Squab; Quail; Rooster; Sparrow; Starling; Stork
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Herbivorous Land Animals:
Antelope; Buffalo; Camel; Caribou; Cow; Deer; Gazelle; Goat; Rabbit; Sheep (lamb); Stag; Wild-Ass such as Zebra ( domesticated donkeys are haram according to hadith )
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Fish and Seafood*
*Shi'a limit to fish with scales. Sunni permit all food from the sea.
Related Topics:
A comparative list of kosher and
halal
animals
A list of
haram
animals
Factory Farming & Animal Welfare
Supermarket Meat
Zabihah
, the Islamic method of slaughter
The
jallalah
(impure) of
halal
animals