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Hadith 2.2

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

ENGLISH

Salman said the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about locusts and replied, "They are the most numerous of God’s hosts. I neither eat them nor declare them unlawful." Abu Dawud transmitted it, but Muhyi as-Sunna said it is weak.

ARABIC

وَعَن سلمَان قَالَ: سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْجَرَادِ فَقَالَ: «أَكْثَرُ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ لَا آكُلُهُ وَلَا أُحَرِّمُهُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ محيي السّنة: ضَعِيف

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 2.2
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookGame and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered
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