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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-501 : BAGAIMANA MEMAHAMI PERTEMBUNGAN ANTARA HADIS LARANGAN MEMBUNUH BELALANG DENGAN HADIS YANG MENGHARUSKAN MEMAKANNYA?
Does the hadith forbidding the killing of locusts conflict with the hadith permitting them to be eaten?
Short answer
There is no conflict, as the two hadiths apply to different situations.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There is no conflict, as the two hadiths apply to different situations. Killing locusts carelessly and in vain, without a reason permitted by Islamic law, is forbidden, but killing them to benefit from them, such as for food, is permissible. The majority of scholars also permit killing them when they damage people's property, such as crops. The ruling leans towards the view that the chain of the hadith of Abu Zuhair al-Numairi is sound.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, haram untuk membunuh belalang secara sesuka hati atau tanpa sebarang sebab yang diizinkan, tetapi diharuskan untuk membunuhnya sekiranya bertujuan untuk mengambil manfaat daripadanya seperti untuk memakannya dan lain-lain.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-501 : BAGAIMANA MEMAHAMI PERTEMBUNGAN ANTARA HADIS LARANGAN MEMBUNUH BELALANG DENGAN HADIS YANG MENGHARUSKAN MEMAKANNYA?”, 4 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4496-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-501-bagaimana-memahami-pertembungan-antara-hadis-larangan-membunuh-belalang-dengan-hadis-yang-mengharuskan-memakannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-forbidding-killing-locusts-versus-eating/