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Turtle and tortoise

The texts of Darul Fatwa's school (Shafi^iyy) are split on whether turtle may be eaten, and Darul Fatwa has not ruled on it, so we mark it Doubtful · high and have asked scholars to review it. Scholars differ: see the note.

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Scholars differ

The schools of Islamic law differ on this ingredient. We follow Darul Fatwa's school and show a Scholars differ note with what the other schools say.

Scholars differ

The texts of Darul Fatwa's school (Shafi^iyy) are split on the turtle: the more correct view forbids it, and one reading limits that to turtles that do not live in the sea. The Hanafiyy school permits only fish from the water; the Malikiyy school permits sea animals generally. Scholars have been asked to review this.

What clears it

Nothing can clear this, because the problem is the ingredient itself.

What our sources say

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · التذكية الشرعية وتفسير قول الله تعالى:”حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ ….”
والسمك حلال كيفما وصل إلينا سواء عن طريق مجوسي أو كتابي لأن ميتة السمك حلال.
Translation “Fish is halal however it reaches us, whether through a Magian or a kitabiyy, because dead fish is halal.”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · التذكية الشرعية وتفسير قول الله تعالى:”حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ ….”
وقد ورد في القرءان حلّ أكل السّمك وصيد البحر في قوله تعالى: {أُحِلَّ لكم صيدُ البحر وطعامُه متاعا لكم}.
Translation “The permissibility of eating fish and the game of the sea is stated in the Qur‘an, in the saying of Allah, the Exalted: {Lawful to you is the game of the sea and its food, as provision for you}.”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · التذكية الشرعية وتفسير قول الله تعالى:”حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ ….”
فمتى كان السمك يحتاج لأكله إلى ذبح؟
Translation “So since when has fish needed slaughtering in order to be eaten?”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · سؤال عن اكل هذا المسمى اويستر …؟
يجوز إن ماتت. عن صدف البحر نعم يأكله إن مات بهذا فيأكله.
Translation “It is permissible if it dies. About sea shellfish: yes, he may eat it; if it dies from this, he may eat it.”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · متن أبي شجاع في الفقه الشافعي
ولنا ميتتان حلالان: السمك والجراد، ودمان حلالان: الكبد والطحال.
Translation “We have two kinds of maytah that are halal: fish and locusts; and two kinds of blood that are halal: the liver and the spleen.”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · متن أبي شجاع في الفقه الشافعي
والميتة كلها نجسة إلا السمك والجراد والآدمي
Translation “and all maytah is najis except fish, locusts and humans”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

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