Is it permissible to clean fish by removing its scales, cleaning its belly, and cutting its fins immediately after it is taken out of the water?
It is preferable to leave the fish after it is taken out of the water until it dies, then clean it. It is disliked to clean its belly or cut anything from it while it is alive, because it involves torturing it.
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