Is Eating Seafood Like Fish or Shrimp Makruh in the Hanafi Madhhab? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Is eating seafood like fish or shrimp makruh in the Hanafi madhhab?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat clarifies whether eating seafood like fish or shrimp is considered makruh in the Hanafi madhhab.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.