رُوِيَ فِيمَنْ وَجَدَ سَمَكاً وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مِمَّا يُؤْكَلُ أَوْ لَا فَإِنَّهُ يُشَقُ
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Hadith.4162 - It has been narrated: "If someone finds a fish and does not know whether it is permissible to eat or not, then its tail should be split at the base. If the color turns green, it is not permissible to eat; but if it turns red, then it is permissible to eat. And if a snake swallows a fish and then spits it out while it is still alive and wriggling, if its scales have peeled off, it should not be eaten; but if its scales have not peeled off, it may be eaten."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.