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Answer: Whatever Ḥalāl animal or fish is hunted, they are Ḥalāl to eat. Only the act of hunting for sport is Ḥarām, showing true repentance from this act is Wājib (mandatory). Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, Maulānā Shāĥ Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has said, ‘As far as the hunted fish is concerned, it is completely Ḥalāl, although the act of catching fish was done through impermissible ways.’ (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 20, pp. 343)
There are terrible scenes of hunting fish at the sea shore (Netty Jetty Bridge) of Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ (Karachi) during the holidays, when several people with fishing lines and hooks are busy catching fish. They pierce throbbing pieces of earth worms or having baited their hooks with live prawns like a river-worms, they are simply committing a forbidden act. A specific balloon fish is found there, if it is taken out of the water, it inflates itself. If it is caught by a hook, then the live poor fish is torn apart badly and due to the lack of knowledge and education people consider it a Ḥarām fish, whereas the balloon fish is Ḥalāl like any other fish.
If a crab is unfortunately hooked, the poor creature is, simply put in misery! It is either put to death by hitting it on the rocks or sometimes it is thrown on the main road for being run over and killed by vehicles. This is great cruelty to animals for no reason. We must learn to have mercy on animals.
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