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Full List of Halal and Haram Animals to Eat

Allah Ta'ala has granted us human beings with innumerable blessings and bounties. He has made us the best of creation and made other creations subservient to us.

From halalmedia.net, below is the detailed; albeit not extensive; group of Halal and Haram animals in alphabetical order according to the Hanafi madhab based on the following principles as published by AskImam.org:

Halal Animals – Permissible To Consume
  • Addax
  • Albatross
  • All types of samak (fish)
  • Alpaca
  • Anglerfish
  • Antelope
  • Argali
  • Barracuda
  • Birds without talons
  • Bison
  • Blackbird
  • Budgerigar
  • Buffalo
  • Bustard
  • Camels
  • Catfish
  • Chicken
  • Cormorant
  • Cow
  • Crane
  • Deer
  • Dogfish
  • Dove
  • Duck
  • Eels
  • Egret
  • Eland
  • Finch
  • Flamingo
  • Francolin
  • Gazelle
  • Geese
  • Gemsbok
  • Giraffe
  • Goat
  • Grebe
  • Gull
  • Hagfish
  • Hares
  • Heron
  • Hoopoe
  • Ibex
  • Ibis
  • Kangaroo
  • Kingfisher
  • Lamb
  • Llama
  • Locust
  • Loon
  • Mackerel
  • Magpie
  • Manta ray
  • Martlet
  • Moorhen
  • Moose
  • Nightingale
  • Oryx
  • Ostrich
  • Ox
  • Parrot
  • Partridge
  • Peacock
  • Pelican
  • Penguin
  • Petrel
  • Pigeon
  • Pike
  • Puffin
  • Quail
  • Rabbit
  • Reindeer
  • Ringdove/ woodpigeon
  • Roebuck
  • Roller
  • Rooster
  • Shark
  • Shearwater
  • Sheep
  • Small birds (sparrow, swallow, finch)
  • Snipe
  • Spoonbill
  • Springbok
  • Stag
  • Starling
  • Stingrays
  • Stork
  • Swan
  • Tern
  • Tern/ sea swallow
  • Thrush
  • Trout
  • Turkey
  • Turtledove
  • Wallaby
  • Waterbuck
  • Wildebeest
  • Wren
  • Zebra
Haram Animals – Impermissible To Consume
  • Aardvark
  • Alligator
  • Animals that live underground/ ‘burrow?’
  • Ant
  • Anteater
  • Any sea animal other than ‘samak’ (fish)
  • Ape
  • Armadillo
  • Badger
  • Barnacle
  • Beaver
  • Bee
  • Beetle
  • Bilby
  • Birds with talons that use them to hunt
  • Black bear
  • Butterfly
  • Caecilians
  • Capybara
  • Cat
  • Caterpillar
  • Centipede
  • Chameleon
  • Cheetah
  • Chimpanzee
  • Chinchilla
  • Chipmunk
  • Cicada
  • Clam
  • Coati
  • Cockle
  • Cockroach
  • Cony
  • Cougar
  • Coyote
  • Coypu
  • Crab
  • Crawfish
  • Crayfish
  • Creepy crawlies – insects – bugs
  • Crocodile
  • Crow/ all birds that eat beef only
  • Cuttlefish
  • Dingo
  • Dog
  • Dolphin
  • Donkey
  • Dormouse
  • Dragonfly
  • Dugong
  • Eagle
  • Earwig
  • Elephant
  • Ermine
  • Falcon
  • Fennec
  • Flea
  • Fly
  • Fox
  • Frog
  • Gecko
  • Gerbil
  • Gharial
  • Glede
  • Gopher
  • Gorilla
  • Grasshopper
  • Grizzly bear
  • Groundhog
  • Hamster
  • Harrier
  • Hawk
  • Hedgehog
  • Hippopotamus
  • Hornet
  • Hyena
  • Iguana
  • Jackal
  • Jaguar
  • Jellyfish
  • Jerboa
  • Kinkajou
  • Kite
  • Kitten
  • Komodo dragon
  • Krill
  • Ladybird
  • Leopard
  • Lice
  • Lion
  • Lizard
  • Lobster
  • Lynx
  • Mandrill
  • Marten
  • Mayfly
  • Mice
  • Millipede
  • Mink
  • Mole
  • Mongoose
  • Monkey
  • Mosquito
  • Moth
  • Mule
  • Muskrat
  • Mussel
  • Newt
  • Nutria
  • Octopus
  • Opossum
  • Orang-utan
  • Owl
  • Oyster
  • Panther
  • Peccary
  • Periwinkle
  • Pig
  • Polar bear
  • Porcupine
  • Praire dog
  • Racoon
  • Rat
  • Rodents
  • Sable
  • Salamander
  • Sannakji
  • Scallop
  • Scorpion
  • Sea snail
  • Sea squirt
  • Sea urchin
  • Seal
  • Shrew
  • Skunk
  • Slug
  • Snail
  • Snake
  • Spider
  • Sponge
  • Squid
  • Squirrel
  • Starfish
  • Stoat
  • Termite
  • Tick
  • Tiger
  • Toad
  • Tortoise/ turtle
  • Vermin/ pests
  • Vole
  • Vulture
  • Walrus
  • Wasp
  • Weasel
  • Whelk
  • White abalone
  • Wolf
  • Wood louse
  • Worm
For the full dalil (evidence) behind the above ruling, please view the underlying principles at halalmedia.net.
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