Are prawns, crayfish, calamine, crabs and sea animals in general permissible for Shaafis?

Answer

All sea creatures – prawns, cray fish, calamari, etc. are permissible for followers of the Shaafi Math-hab. However, we have read in the Shaafi' kutub that crab and sea pig are not permissible. Besides these two, all other sea animals are permissible for Shaafis.