Eating locusts

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I took part in seven expeditions alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We would (during them) eat locusts.

Shabib reports about Jundub that he asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about eating locusts, and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: There is no harm in it.

Nafi' reports about Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Locusts at al-Rabadhah were mentioned to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: I would love to have one or two baskets of locusts.

It is narrated from al-Hasan bin Ubaydullah; he said: I heard Ibrahim say: The Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them) used to give one another locusts as gifts.

Al-Hasan bin Sa'd narrates from his father that he used to clean locusts for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would eat them.

It is narrated from Dawud bin Abi Hind; he said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib about locusts, and he said: Locusts have been eaten by Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad, Sayyiduna Suhayb and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). The narrator says: And Sayyiduna Umar also said: I would love to have one basket or two baskets.

Abu Wa'il reports about Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that locusts were mentioned, and Sayyiduna Umar said: I would love for us to have one basket or two baskets of locusts.

Another report like this is also transmitted about Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to eat locusts.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: I saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with his mouth watering. I said: O Commander of the Believers! He said: I am craving fried locusts.

It is narrated from Muthanna bin Sa'id; he said: I heard Jabir bin Zayd say: A bowl (full) of locusts is dearer to me than a bowl (full) of tharid.

It is narrated from Ja'far; he said: I saw my father eating locusts.

It is narrated from al-Akhdar bin al-Ajlan; he said: I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr about locusts, and he said: Eat them fried in olive oil.

Abd al-Malik bin al-Harith narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about locusts, and he said: It is entirely pure, like the game of the sea.

Hisham reports about al-Hasan; he said: Al-Hasan saw no harm in eating locusts.