any harm, that would be permissible. However, one should not overuse such medication. For example, a medicine containing some poison may be prescribed in a specific dosage, but because of the severity of his pain, a person may say, “Instead of taking one tablet, I will take ten.” If he does so, he may suffer harm or even perish. Rather, matters such as these must be handled under the advice of those knowledgeable in them, namely physicians.

Land animals are permissible, except for domesticated donkeys, ...

His statement, “Land animals are permissible”: It is as though the author divided created things into two categories: animals and inanimate objects. Inanimate objects have already been discussed, and the basic presumption concerning them is permissibility. The same applies to animals: the basic presumption is that they are permissible. Animals, however, are divided into two types: marine and land animals.

As for marine animals, all of them are lawful; nothing among them is forbidden. Thus, every creature of the sea is permissible without exception, whether found alive or dead, due to the statement of Allah, Exalted is He:

“Lawful to you is the game of the sea and its food, as a provision for you and for travelers.” [al-Ma'idah 5:96]

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “The game of the sea is that which is caught alive, and its food is that which is taken dead” (1)—meaning, for example, what the sea casts forth or what floats dead upon its surface.

It is said that the sea contains three times as many animals as the land, and that among the genera and species of sea animals are creatures not found on land; all of them are lawful.

Question: Is a human-like sea creature lawful to eat? There may be fish that resemble human beings, taking the form of the most handsome men and the most beautiful women. I have read