The Ruling on Selling Grasshoppers and Ornamental Fish
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to sell grasshoppers, even though they are insects?
The Shaykh:
Grasshoppers are eaten; they are not among the forbidden insects. They are eaten, like bees. Bees are used for their honey, and it is permissible to sell bees because honey is extracted from them and they are beneficial. It is permissible to sell silkworms because silk is extracted from them. It is permissible to sell grasshoppers because they are eaten. If a person possesses them in a container, he may sell them, because they are among the things that are eaten, like fish. This is food that is eaten, and there is no harm in it. Yes.
Is it permissible to sell grasshoppers, even though they are insects?
The Shaykh:
Grasshoppers are eaten; they are not among the forbidden insects. They are eaten, like bees. Bees are used for their honey, and it is permissible to sell bees because honey is extracted from them and they are beneficial. It is permissible to sell silkworms because silk is extracted from them. It is permissible to sell grasshoppers because they are eaten. If a person possesses them in a container, he may sell them, because they are among the things that are eaten, like fish. This is food that is eaten, and there is no harm in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|فصل في حكم بيع الملامسة والمنابذة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (34:18)
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