11/42. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1855 — Ka'ab on Locusts
Regarding Eating Of Locuts By A Muhrim
Ka'ab’s Report About Locusts as Sea Game
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1855
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1855
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ جَابَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ الْجَرَادُ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ .
Ka'b Narrated from:
Locusts are counted along with the game of the sea.”
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1855In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 135English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1851
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1855
This narration gives a statement from Ka’ab: locusts are counted along with the game of the sea. The core topic is locusts and sea game. It is not worded here as a long story, nor does it describe a detailed ruling with many conditions. It is a short statement that connects locusts to the same category mentioned in nearby reports. Readers searching for locusts hadith or sea game hadith will find that this narration is focused on classification. The best explanation is simple: the report says locusts belong with sea game, and no extra details should be added beyond the text supplied.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ka’ab stated that locusts are counted with sea game.
- The narration is short and focused on classification.
- The text does not add further conditions or details.
