34/8. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1952c — Seven Expeditions and Locusts
The permissibility of eating Locusts
Sahih Muslim 1952c: Seven Expeditions and the Locust Report
Sahih Muslim : 1952c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1952c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ، بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ .
Abu Ya'fur Narrated from:
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu Ya'fur with the same chain of transmitters, and he mentioned seven expeditions.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1952cIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4803
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1952c
This hadith is another route for the report of eating locusts. It says the narration came through Abu Ya’fur with the same chain, and this version mentions seven expeditions. The value of this text is not a new scene or a new command. Its value is that it supports the earlier report and preserves the number as seven in this route. When people search for “hadith about eating locusts” or “Sahih Muslim 1952c,” they are often looking for a simple answer. The safest explanation is also simple: this narration reports that the locust story was transmitted through another chain and that this wording says seven expeditions.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version supports the same locust report.
- It mentions seven expeditions clearly.
- It does not add a separate ruling or story.
- Careful wording helps readers understand the hadith without adding extra claims.
