Is it permissible to eat shrimp and lobster?

Fatwa, posted 4.22.2010, from Iraq, in:
Religious Authority: 
Ali al-Sistanti
Website URL: 
http://www.sistani.org/
Fatwa Question or Essay Title: 
Is it permissible to eat shrimp and lobster?

No, it is not permissible.

(ام الربیان) والقبقب(السرطان)؟لا يجوز .

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