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cast into the water and the fish die after eating, it will be Ḥalāl to eat knowing that the cause of death was the same. If a fish dies due to receding of the water, it is Ḥalāl. Similarly, if a fish is thrown away by the waves and it dies, then too it is Ḥalāl to eat. (Al-Mabsūṭ lis-Sarakhsī, vol. 11, pp. 277)
Is the earth on the back of a fish?
Question: It is said that the earth exists on the back of a giant fish which has also caused the existence of mountains!
Answer: Yes, some narratives are available about it, as mentioned in Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, volume 27, on page 95, a Ḥadīš is translated: Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ Ibn ‘Abbās رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا said, ‘First of all, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ created the Qalam (i.e., the Pen) among His creatures and asked it, ‘Write!’ It said, ‘What to write?’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said, ‘Write the divine Decree!’ Thus, the Qalam (the Pen) wrote everything that was going to happen until the Judgement Day, then the Book was folded and the Qalam (the Pen) was lifted.
The divine ‘Arsh (Throne) was on water. The water vapours (i.e., steam) rose from the surface and the separate skies came into existence, then Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ the Master of the universe created fish, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ laid the earth on it; the earth is on the back of a fish, the fish tossed, the earth swung so the mountains were fixed on it to make the earth remain stationary.
(Tafsīr Durr-e-Manšūr, vol. 8, pp. 240)
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