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Is the capybara considered permissible to eat based on Fatwa No. 114162, which stated that everything in water is permissible to eat, knowing that it is an amphibian and does not live in water?

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We have been asked for a fatwa regarding the permissibility of the capybara (water pig), which lives only in water, eats plants, and does not have fangs. This is based on the general texts indicating the permissibility of what lives in water. The consideration here is based on realities, not names, because the name "pig" (khinzir) in language and common usage refers to the land pig, and if anything else is intended, it is qualified with "water pig."

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