The Ruling on Eating Locusts
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat more? If Allah wills.
Answer:
Knowing that some people eat locusts. There is no doubt that locusts are lawful by scholarly consensus. It is not forbidden, because they were eaten during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 12:4 Locusts are permissible; no one has said they are forbidden, because they are among the good things, feeding on pure things. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat more? If Allah wills.
Answer:
Knowing that some people eat locusts. There is no doubt that locusts are lawful by scholarly consensus. It is not forbidden, because they were eaten during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in the hadith:
We went on seven expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we ate locusts.
الصحيح غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سبع غزوات نأكل الجراد،
Source
أكل الجراد — alfawzan.live
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