FatwaFederal TerritoriesFood & Halal
AL-KAFI #963: HUKUM MEMAKAN BELALANG
What is the ruling on eating locusts?
Short answer
Eating locusts is generally permissible, based on several hadiths, including the report that the Companions ate locusts with the Prophet and the hadith permitting two kinds of carcass, fish and locusts.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Eating locusts is generally permissible, based on several hadiths, including the report that the Companions ate locusts with the Prophet and the hadith permitting two kinds of carcass, fish and locusts. Imam al-Nawawi ruled that fish and locusts may be eaten without slaughter, since slaughtering them is impossible and the condition of slaughter therefore falls away.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum makan belalang secara umumnya adalah harus, dan ia disebut dalam banyak hadith
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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. “AL-KAFI #963: HUKUM MEMAKAN BELALANG”, 17 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2884-al-kafi-963-hukum-memakan-belalang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-locusts/