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Who Doesn't Eat Shellfish?

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Who Doesn't Eat Shellfish?

Almost all types of non-piscine seafood, such as shellfish, lobster, shrimp or crayfish, are forbidden by Judaism because such animals live in water but do not have both fins and scales. As a general rule, all seafood is permissible in the 3 madh'hab of Sunni Islam except Hanafi school

Hanafi school
The Hanafi school (Arabic: حَنَفِي‎, romanized: Ḥanafī) is one of the four traditional major Sunni schools (maddhab) of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). ... The Hanafi school is the maddhab with the largest number of adherents, followed by approximately one third of Muslims worldwide.
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What religions dont eat seafood?

Jainism practices non-violence and has strict rules for the protection of all life. For this reason, they do not eat eggs, fish, meat or poultry.

What religions don't eat pork or shellfish?

One of the most distinctive food practices in both Judaism and Islam is the avoidance of pork products. In Judaism, the prohibition has been a way of showing Jewish identity and of challenging it.

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