Good to know.

We had Middle Eastern brought in today, and it got me to thinking.

A variety of substances are considered forbidden (haraam) as per various Quranic verses:

* Pork, or any pig-based products
* Blood
* Animals slaughtered in the name of anyone but God (Food slaughtered by a Christian or a Jew, can be halal too, if it was slaughtered in God's name)
* Carrion
* "Fanged beasts of prey" as per the Sunnah, usually simplified to all Carnivorous animals with the exception of most fish and sea animals
* And all intoxicants (specifically alcohol)

There is some disagreement among Muslims regarding sea food, especially predatory sea creatures. IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) states this regarding the opinion of Islamic scholars:

* All are in agreement that fish with scales are halal
* Sunnis consider all fish to be Halal, while Shias consider some fish haraam[16]. Within Sunnis, there is a strong position that shellfish (shrimp, lobster, crab, clams, etc.) are prohibited. This is most prevalent in the Hanafi school but also has support among some Shafi'i and Maliki scholars.
* Most agree that frogs are haraam due to the prohibition of killing it in hadith.
* Fish found dead in water are haraam

Halal