Our Prophet and Eating Locusts: A Flavor Accompanying the Ghazis (Military Expeditions)

Riyazus Salihin Cilt – 7 – Mehmet Yasar Kandemir · İLÂHÎ BİR YASAĞI ÇİĞNEYEN KİMSENİN NE DİYECEĞİ Hadith Abdullah ibn Abu Aufa, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: Our Prophet, peace and …

Riyazus Salihin Cilt – 7 – Mehmet Yasar Kandemir · İLÂHÎ BİR YASAĞI ÇİĞNEYEN KİMSENİN NE DİYECEĞİ

Hadith

Abdullah ibn Abu Aufa, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: Our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, accompanied us on seven military expeditions. In those expeditions, we ate locusts. A different narration states that Our Noble Prophet ate locusts with us.

Bukhari, Zaba’ih was-sayd 13; Muslim, Sayd wa’z-zabaih 52. Also

Narrator

see Tirmidhi, Et’ime 22; Nasa’i, Sayd wa’z-zabaih 37.

What We Learn

1. 1Our Prophet fought alongside his companions in battles, and sometimes they ate locusts during those battles.
2. 2Eating locusts is permissible (halal).