Sunan Abi Dawud 3813
Regarding eating locusts
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الزِّبْرِقَانِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ
سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ الْجَرَادِ فَقَالَ أَكْثَرُ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ لاَ آكُلُهُ وَلاَ أُحَرِّمُهُ
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Chain of narrators
- Muḥammad b. al-Faraj al-Baghdādī
- Ibn al-Zibriqān
- Sulaymān al-Taymī
- Abū ʿUthmān al-Nahdī
- Salmān
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about (eating) locusts. He replied: They are the most numerous of Allah's hosts. I neither eat them nor declare them unlawful.
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| al-Albani | Weak | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 4134وَعَن سلمَان قَالَ: سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْجَرَادِ فَقَالَ: «أَكْثَرُ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ لَا آكُلُهُ وَلَا أُحَرِّمُهُ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ محيي السّنة: ضَعِيف