Seahorses are generally considered halal by the majority of Islamic scholars, as they are considered sea creatures, and all, or nearly all, seafood is permissible (Halal) under Islamic law. While some schools (specifically Hanafi) restrict marine life to fish with scales, most scholars do not categorize the seahorse as a forbidden animal.
There is nothing in the religious text to suggest that sea creatures that give birth to live young and do not lay eggs are haram and cannot be eaten; rather the general meaning of the evidence indicates that they are all halal.
Any fish without scales are haram (forbidden) but fish that do have scales are permissible. Shia scholars tend to teach that no other aquatic creatures are halal, with the exception of certain edible aquatic crustaceans (e.g. shrimp but not crab), which are also Halal like scaled fish.
This sea creature is considered as seafood that is allowed to be consumed by Muslims as stated in the Quran: "It is lawful for you to hunt and eat seafood, as a provision for you and for travelers.
Of the wild animals or ones that live in nature, antelopes, deer, cows, rams, road deer and zebras are Halal. However, it is prohibited to eat animals with tusks and predators with claws such as walrus, boar, lions and foxes. Dogs, pigs and cats, although considered domestic animals in some cultures are not allowed to.
It is a matter of ongoing debate among Islamic scholars as to whether alligator meat is halal. Some consider alligator haram as a predatory animal. However, due to their aquatic nature, alligator meat is generally deemed halal, following the same tenets that apply to fish and other scaled aquatic life.
The Islamic madhhab (school) of Shafi'i, Hanafi and Hanbali strictly forbids the consumption of frogs, but in the Maliki school, opinions vary between the consumption of all frogs being halal, to only the green frog commonly found in rice fields being halal, while other species, especially those with blistered skin, ...
Unbeknown to many, seahorses (not kosher) and various non-kosher fish eggs become intermingled with the seaweed and must be filtered out for the seaweed to be deemed kosher, a process that is not done at non-kosher manufacturing plants.
There is no harm on having the meat of: hedgehog, fox and hyena as a meal, since they used to be considered of the good or desirable meals by Arabs, for Allah, The Exalted said (What means):" They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you." [Al-Maidah/4].
Muslims can eat pigeon meat as long as it is slaughtered and prepared in a way that follows the principles of halal. Pigeon Egg is halal and allowed because pigeon itself is allowed to slaughter and eat as Halal. As it is permissible to eat pigeon meat, it is also permissible to eat its egg.
As for the meat of giraffes, the majority of Muslim scholars are of the opinion that it is lawful since there is no evidence that proves its prohibition. Allah knows best.
Some scholars exclude sea snakes, but the correct view is that as they live nowhere except in the water, we are permitted to eat them, because of the general nature of the Quranic aayah : “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food for the benefit of yourselves ” [al-Maaidah 5:96].
Eating donkey meat is considered haram, or forbidden, in Islam as it is seen as an unclean animal that should not be consumed. This hadith serves as a reminder for Muslims to adhere to Islamic teachings and abstain from consuming donkey meat.
Squid is not classified as a fish, so it is not halal in Hanafi fiqh. In the Hanafi school of thought, only fish (samak) are considered halal from sea creatures. The Qur'anic verse permitting seafood is interpreted by Hanafis to refer only to true fish.
Ostrich meat is low-fat red meat, rich in iron, produced in sustainable, mostly free-range farming systems. Birds are raised to about 90 kg and then processed under humane and Halaal conditions.
Predatory animals, such as lions, tigers, falcons and hawks are forbidden as well. However, a person would not be considered guilty of sin in a situation where the lack of any alternative creates an undesired necessity to consume that which is otherwise unlawful, such as a famine.
(3) Also permitted are meats of birds that do not use their claws to hold down food, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, doves, partridges, quails, sparrows, emus, and ostriches.
Their reindeer are slaughtered using the same method as for halal meat -- the animal is first stunned and then its throat cut and its blood drained out -- but the halal method includes a blessing by a religious authority.
And being the curious Muslim that I am, researched about the Islamic ruling on the permissibility of consuming Iguana meat… and turns out that it is Halal (permissible).
Grasshoppers (locusts), which are permissible under Islamic dietary laws, are becoming important contenders in the halal protein market. Grasshoppers and other insects offer significant ecological benefits compared to traditional livestock farming.
