Is seafood Najis (ritually impure)?

Question:

Is seafood najis (ritually impure)?

I was just reading and came across the idea that all seafood, unlike non-halal meat,  is tahir (ritually pure). Is that correct?

Answer:

Yes, that is correct.

No marine creature is najis even if it dies in water. So if you buy fish from a seafood shop and the fish is cooked on the same oven or pan as say, lobster and other seafood, it is okay and there is no najasah (ritual impurity) involved.

Answered by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei

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