Why is crab meat considered halal?

Assalamu Alaykum > I think that you do not have enough information about halal and haram sea foods, because according to jurists` verdict, crab meat is haram and it is forbidden in Islam. read more

In both the Shia and Sunni traditions, shrimp is considered halal. The Shia have a stricter interpretation of dietary law, considering only fish with scales to be halal. Shrimp are considered to have scales. Although related to haram foods like lobster and crab, shrimp are halal for Sunnis because it is not a bottom feeder. read more

In Hanafi madthab, it is haram to eat shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp, oyster, etc.) In Shafi'i and Hanbali, everything from the sea is halal. In Maliki, everything but the eel is halal. read more