Hadith Details
Discover timeless wisdom from the authentic teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Each hadith offers profound guidance for daily life, spiritual growth, and moral excellence, preserved and transmitted through generations of Islamic scholarship.
Sunan Ibn Majah
كتاب الصيد
Chapters on Hunting
" كُلُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ "
“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.’”
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Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 3213
“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what if I shoot the game but it vanishes at night?’ He said: ‘If you find your arrow in it and you do not find anything else,…
- Hadith 3216
“Whatever is cut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it is Maitah (dead meat).”
- Hadith 3247
“Whatever the sea throws out or is left behind when the tide ebbs, eat it, but whatever rises to its surface, do not eat it.’”
- Hadith 3244
“O Messenger of Allah, I caught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* with which to slaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?” He said: “Eat.”
- Hadith 3215
“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Mi’rad. He said: ‘Do not eat unless you pierce (the game).’”
- Hadith 3250
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating cats and he forbade their price.”