mansur. Locusts are like fish in this regard because they require no slaughter (dhakah) and their dead carcass is permissible, so they are not prohibited by the hunting of a Magian, just like fish.

Section: The ruling for other disbelievers, such as idol-worshippers, heretics (zanadiqa), and others, is the same as the ruling for a Magian regarding the prohibition of their slaughtered animals and their hunted game, except for fish, locusts, and other things whose dead carcass is permissible; for what they hunt is permissible, as it does not increase in prohibition by virtue of that [hunting] compared to it dying without cause. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Two dead carcasses have been made lawful for us: fish and locusts" (11). Regarding the sea, he said: "Its water is a purifier, and its dead carcass is lawful" (12).

Section: Ahmad said: There is no harm in eating the food of the Magians (13), and if one is gifted something by them, it should be accepted; it is only their slaughtered animals that are disliked, or something containing fat, meaning meat. He did not see any harm in clarified butter (samn) or bread. When asked about what the Magians make for their dead, and they chant (zamzama) (14) over it for ten days, and then (15) distribute (16) it among the neighbors, he said: There is no harm in that. From al-Sha'bi: Eat with a Magian even if he chants. Ahmad narrated that Sa'id ibn Jubayr used to eat from the condiments (kawamikh) (17) of the Magians and enjoyed it. Hisham narrated from al-Hasan that he saw no harm in the food of the Magians in the city, nor in their dried curd (shawariz) (18), nor in their condiments.

1724 - Issue: He said: (And likewise, all (1) that dies of fish in the water, even if it floats).

His saying "floats" (tafa) means it has risen to the surface of the water. Abdullah ibn Rawaha (2) said: And indeed the Throne is floating above the water, And above the Throne is the Lord of the worlds.