❀ Shar‘i Ruling on Eating a Porcupine (قنفذ) ❀
✦ Fatwa by: Shaykh Abdul Wakeel Nasir ḥafiẓahullāh
❖ Question:
Is it permissible in Islam to eat porcupine (قنفذ / سیہ)?
❖ Answer:
✔ Yes, eating porcupine is considered ḥalāl (permissible) in Islam, and this is supported by the following scholarly positions:
➊ View of the Shāfi‘ī and Mālikī Schools:
- Both Shāfi‘ī and Mālikī jurists consider porcupine to be lawful for consumption.
➋ Opinions of Renowned Scholars:
- Imam Ibn al-Mundhir
- Imam Ibn Hazm
- Imam Shawkani
- Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمهم الله)
All upheld the ruling that porcupine is ḥalāl.
❖ Conclusion:
✔ There is no Shar‘i prohibition on consuming porcupine.
✔ The majority of scholars regard it as permissible.
