What is the ruling on eating "sea pig"?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The forbidden pig is the well-known land pig. As for the sea pig or capybara, they are permissible, and names and titles have no bearing on the ruling of prohibition or permissibility.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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