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Is sea cucumber allowed on the Tayyibat diet?

No

No, by his rules. He never ruled on this food directly. The verdict follows from his rules.

Why sea cucumber is off the list

It feeds off the seabed. The system keeps only clean eaters, fish that eat other fish, which is why shrimp and squid are out.

The detail

The system is built on clean eaters: fish that eat fish. Seabed scavengers are excluded, which is why shrimp and squid are out.

The rule behind the verdict

Eats off the seabed

Did the doctor say this himself?

Follows from his rules. Not a ruling he gave.

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