Halal Animals

Question:

As-Salamu `Alaykum,

Are Muslims allowed to eat bear meat? If no, what else is forbidden for Muslims to eat and what is permitted Halal?

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

Non-Halal animals are known as haram and cannot be eaten under any circumstances. Here are some haram animals (according to Hanafi school):

Wolf
Hyena
Cat
Monkey
Scorpion
Leopard
Tiger
Cheetah
Lion
Jerboa
Bea
Swine/pig
Squirrel
Hedgehog
Snake
Tortoise/Turtle
Dog
Crab
Jackal
Donkey (domesticated)
Lizard (The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) forbade the eating of a Lizard. Recorded by Imam Abu Dawud in his Sunan from `Abd al-Rahman ibn Shibl (Allah be pleased with him). Hadith no: 3790)
Fox
Crocodile
Weasel
Elephant (Radd al-Muhtar, 6/306)
Falcon
Hawk
Kite
Bat
Vulture
Mouse
Rat
All insects, such as a Mosquito, Fly, Wasp, Spider, Beetle, etc.

Meats and animals we are permitted to eat…

Camel
Goat
Sheep
Buffalo
Stag (deer)
Rabbit
Cow (including mountain cow)
Fish (of all types, including prawns according to those who consider prawns to be a form of fish).
Deer/Antelope/Gazelle
Duck
Heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill).
Nightingale
Quail
Parrot
Francolin
Locust
Partridge (heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird)
Lark (North American yellow-breasted songbirds)
Sparrow
Goose
Ostrich
Dove
Pigeon
Stork
Rooster/Chicken
Peacock
Starling
Hoopoe

Fish are totally halal i.e. permissible to eat.