✅ Answer: Fish roe, or 'ashpal,' refers to the eggs of non-caviar fish that are extracted from the fish’s belly after being caught and are consumed as food.

✅ First, pay attention to the following narrations:

1⃣عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ فِي حَدِيثٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّا نُؤْتَى بِالسَّمَكِ لَيْسَ لَهُ قِشْرٌ فَقَالَ كُلْ مَا لَهُ قِشْرٌ مِنَ السَّمَكِ وَ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ قِشْرٌ فَلَا تَأْكُلْهُ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 219

Muhammad ibn Muslim says in a narration: I said to Imam Baqir, peace be upon him: May Allah have mercy on you! Fish are brought to us that do not have scales (qishr)!

The Imam said: From the fish, eat those that have scales (qishr) and do not eat those that do not have scales (qishr)!

2⃣عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الْحِيتَانُ مَا يُؤْكَلُ مِنْهَا قَالَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ قِشْرٌ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 219

Hammad ibn Uthman says: I said to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him: May I be your ransom! Which fish can be eaten?

He said: Those that have scales (qishr, fulus, pulak)!

3⃣مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ: قَالَ الصَّادِقُ كُلْ مِنَ السَّمَكِ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فُلُوسٌ وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ فَلْسٌ.

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 3, p. 323

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: From the fish, eat those that have scales (fulus) and do not eat those that do not have scales (fulus)!

4⃣عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلَ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ كَامِلٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ عَنِ الْجِرِّيِّ فَقَالَ وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ أَشْيَاءَ مِنَ السَّمَكِ مُحَرَّمَةً فَلَا تَقْرَبْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قِشْرٌ مِنَ السَّمَكِ فَلَا تَقْرَبْهُ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 220

Hanan says: Ala ibn Kamil asked Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, about the jerri fish, and I was present!

The Master said: We found in the book of Ali, peace be upon him, certain fish listed as forbidden, so do not approach them! Then Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Do not approach fish that do not have scales (qishr, fulus, pulak)!

5⃣عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِيٌّ بِالْكُوفَةِ يَرْكَبُ بَغْلَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ بِسُوقِ الْحِيتَانِ فَيَقُولُ لَا تَأْكُلُوا وَ لَا تَبِيعُوا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قِشْرٌ مِنَ السَّمَكِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 220

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him, would ride the mule of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, in Kufa, passing by the fish market, and say: Do not eat or sell fish that do not have scales or pulak!

✅ According to numerous narrations, a few of which have been mentioned, fish that have scales and pulak on their bodies are deemed permissible (halal), while those without scales and pulak are deemed forbidden (haram).

✅ Fish roe (ashpal), or fish eggs, is a part of the fish’s body, and no specific or general prohibition regarding the consumption of this part has been mentioned in the narrations. The only condition for its permissibility is that the fish itself must be halal and have scales and pulak.

Thus, roe extracted from halal fish is permissible, while roe from forbidden fish is impermissible. In summary, fish roe follows the ruling of the fish itself, and its permissibility or prohibition is determined based on whether the fish is halal or haram.

✅ Also refer to the following link regarding caviar:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1623

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ