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Sunan Ibn Majah 3222

Chapter: Hunting fish and locusts

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3222

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَزِّمِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي حَجَّةٍ أَوْ عُمْرَةٍ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا رِجْلٌ مِنْ جَرَادٍ أَوْ ضَرْبٌ مِنْ جَرَادٍ فَجَعَلْنَا نَضْرِبُهُنَّ بِأَسْوَاطِنَا وَنِعَالِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ كُلُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“We went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) for Hajj or ‘Umrah, and we encountered a swarm of locusts or a type of locust. We started hitting them with out whips and sandals. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat them for they are the game of the sea.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3222), Abu Dawud (No. 1854) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 850).

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3222
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3222
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3222
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3222

Other versions

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2701

Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, “Locusts are counted along with what is caught in the sea.” (Literally, 'the game of the sea’) Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْجَرَادُ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

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