72/13. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5495 — Eating Locusts With the Prophet
The eating of locusts
Locusts Halal Hadith: Eating Locusts With the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Bukhari : 5495
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5495
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سِتًّا، كُنَّا نَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ الْجَرَادَ. قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَإِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ.
Ibn Abi `Aufa Narrated from:
We participated with the Prophet (ﷺ) in six or seven Ghazawat, and we used to eat locusts with him.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5495In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 21USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 403
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5495
This locusts halal hadith is brief and direct. Ibn Abi Aufa says that they took part with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in six or seven Ghazawat, and they used to eat locusts with him. The narration does not give a long explanation or list conditions. It reports a repeated practice during campaigns. For someone searching for hadith about eating locusts or locusts in Islam, the important point is the companions’ clear statement that they ate locusts with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The report also preserves the wording difference: some narrators mention seven campaigns, while the main wording says six or seven. A careful reader should keep that wording and not add more than the text says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions ate locusts with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report connects this practice with six or seven campaigns.
- The narration is short and should not be stretched beyond its wording.
- The different wording about the number of campaigns is preserved.
