Is grasshopper halal in Islam?
Grasshoppers (locusts), which are permissible under Islamic dietary laws, are becoming important contenders in the halal protein market. Grasshoppers and other insects offer significant ecological benefits compared to traditional livestock farming. According to most scholars, insects like locusts, bees, and certain grasshoppers are halal, especially when they do not pose a health risk and are consumed in accordance with Islamic practices.Islamic Ruling: Insects that are harmful or poisonous are prohibited because they pose a danger to human health and are therefore considered impure. Examples include certain species of spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. Reason: The harm caused by these insects makes them unlawful to consume.Imam Ibn Hazm’s opinion in the Kitab al-Muhalla (6/76-77): It is not lawful to eat land snails, and neither lawful to eat any kind of hasyarat such as geckos, beetles, ants, wasps, flies, bees, caterpillars, –whether they can fly or not–, fleas, mosquitoes, and insects of all their kind, based on the word of Allah .