What Is the Ruling on Eating Locusts?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpūrī by Shaykh Ghulām Muṣṭafā Ẓahīr Amunpūrī
❖ Question
What is the ruling on eating locusts (ṭidī dil)?
❖ Answer
Locusts are ḥalāl (permissible) to eat. This is established through authentic aḥādīth and the consensus (ijmāʿ) of the Ummah.
❖ Scholarly Consensus
◈ Imām al-Qurṭubī (d. 671H):
((لم يختلف العلماء فى أكله على الجملة))
“The scholars have no disagreement, in general, regarding the permissibility of eating locusts.”
— Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī 7/268
Conclusion
- Eating locusts is permissible and ḥalāl.
- This ruling is supported by both authentic aḥādīth and scholarly consensus.
