1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated (from his father) from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Once abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about using locusts for food. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 5 He (the Imam) then said, ‘Locusts are of the small pieces of fish in the ocean . 5 He (the Imam) then said that Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘Locust and fish on being taken out of the water are clean and slaughtered properly. The land is the hunting place of locusts and it can happen in the case of fish also ."

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah, from his father from ‘Awn ibn Jarir, from ‘Amr ibn Harun al-Thaqafiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ’Amir al-Mu 5 minin has said, ‘Al-Jarad (locust) is clean and slaughtered, you can use it for food, however, do not use for food whatever dies in water ."

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amrakiy from Ali ibn Ja‘far from his brother, (abu al-Hassan (a.s.) ) who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about al-Jarad (locust) that we find dead in the wilderness or in water; if it can be used for food. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not use them for food . 5 I then asked him (the Imam) about al-Daba’, which is a kind of al-Jarad, if it can be used for food . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘No, until it is independent in flying ."

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.