Abu Hurairah said, We found a swarm of Locusts. A man who was wearing ihram began to strike it with his whip. He was told that his action was not valid. The fact was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ; He said “That is counted along with the game of the sea. ” I heard Abu Dawud say “The narrator Abu Al Muhzim is weak. Both these traditions are based on misunderstanding.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب المناسك / 1854
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف جدا | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف جدًا, ترمذي (850) ابن ماجه (3222), أبو المھزم : متروك (تق : 8397) وقال الھيثمي : وضعفه الجمھور (مجمع الزوائد 10 / 287), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 73
Hadith Takhrij« سنن الترمذی/الحج 27 (850)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الصید 9 (3222)، ( تحفة الأشراف: 14832)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/306، 364، 374، 407) (ضعیف جدا) » (اس کے راوی ابو المہزم ضعیف ہیں)
´Abu Hurairah narrated:` "We went with the Messenger of Allah during Hajj or Umrah and we encountered a swarm of locusts. We began striking at them with our whips and set our staffs, and the Prophet said: "Eat it, for indeed it is game of the sea."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Note: (There is a weak narrator, Abu al-Mahzam, in the chain of transmission.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 850