Cleansing (Dhakat) Of Fish & Locusts For Food

CR # (1620) Cleansing of fish for food is done by catching it alive out of water by hand or net or catch it out of water if the fish has come out of water by itself and it the fish is not caught until it dies it becomes inedible. If a fish is cut in pieces and one catches a piece with the head and it is alive and it can be called fish, it is considered properly cleansed and it is good for food but if the piece cannot be called fish it is objectionable to consider the pieces edible and cleansed according to a more clear reason it is not edible.

CR # (1621) In cleansing fish for food one's being a Muslim is not necessary nor it is necessary to pronounce the name of Allah when catching. If a non-Muslim catches it from water or out of water and then it dies it is considered as cleansed, regardless, the non-Muslim is a follower of the Bible or other kind of non-Muslim.

CR # (1622) If fish is found in the hands of a non-Muslim and one does not know whether he has caught it alive or not, one assumes that it is not done so and if he says he has done it so it is not accepted. If fish is in the hands of a Muslim who deals with and it indicates that it is good for food or he says it is good for food, it is accepted.

CR # (1623) If a fish jumps into a boat neither the operator nor the owner owns it before anyone actually catches it, whoever, catches it becomes the owner, even if he is not the operator or boat-owner.

CR # (1624) If the boat-owner intends fishing thereby and has kept the boat as such that fish may come or jump therein, it is considered fishing and this is good enough to make the fish good for food but to consider him the owner before he catches them with his hand is objectionable, although as mentioned before, according to a more clear reason he becomes the owner.

CR # (1625) If a net is set for fishing and the fish in it is found dead some of them or all of them, apparently, they are good for food.

CR # (1626) If one sets a net or some other device for fishing and fish comes in it and water subsides after which the fish dies, they are good for food, if they die before water dries up or subsides, there are two views about it, according to the stronger view they are good for food.

CR # (1627) If one catches fish and takes it out of water alive and ties it with rope and lets it in the water and it dies therein, apparently, it is not good for food, if he takes it out and finds it dead and has doubts about whether it died before or after taking out of water it is considered good for food, regardless, one knows the times of taking out and its dying or not, if the fisherman needs to let the fish already caught go in the water and is afraid of its dying therein he must do so after they die even by hitting them hard etc.

CR # (1628) If fish floats on the water because of some fishing device or getting hurt by other animals, if it is caught before it is dead it is good for food but if it dies before it is caught it is not edible.

CR # (1629) If one throws fishing materials in the water but not for fishing and fish swallows it up and begins to float the person does not become the owner before he catches it, if someone else catches it he becomes the owner, but if the material is thrown for fishing also, apparently, he does not become the owner, regardless, he wanted to fish a certain fish or any fish, however, if he shoots fish or hits and it begins to float, it is not in this case far from reality to consider it his property.

CR # (1630) In order for fish to be good for food it is not necessary for it to die on its own after being caught alive from the water even if it dies because of cutting etc., still it is good. In fact, according to a strong reason it is lawful to eat it alive.