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remove it. Prawns have much cholesterol and therefore should not be eaten too much.
Question: Is it sinful to eat prawns without removing its black vein?
Answer: It is not a sin, but it is better to remove its black vein. Discussing the matter of prawns and its being Ḥalāl in his famous book Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Maulānā Shāĥ Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has stated: It is mentioned in Anwār-ul-Asrār, ‘Rūbiyān (i.e., the prawn) is a small red fish.’ A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further said: It is clearly said in Mi’rāj-ud-Dirāyaĥ that such a small fish which cannot be cleaned or filleted are cooked as it is Ḥalāl according to all Imāms except Imām Ash-Shāfi’ī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 20, pp. 338)
Question: Gutting very small fish is very difficult, how is it to eat a small fish without gutting it?
Answer: It is permissible. It is mentioned on page 325 of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, volume 3 [the 325-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami]: Eating small fishes, which are fried/cooked without removing their entrails, are Ḥalāl.
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