Insects

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Definitions and circumscriptions vary; usually, insects comprise a class within the Arthropoda. As used here, the term Insecta is synonymous with Ectognatha.

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Food . Hair . Insects . Du'a (Supplication)
How can I prevent finding hair or insects in my food and avoid getting stomach upsets every month during meals? What Duas or methods can I use?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Hygiene is very important in our life and we never ignore hygienic requirements relying on anything else. After applying hygenienic requirements, it is good to recite Ayatul Kursi and Sura Alhamdulillah Rabbil Aalameen on food.

Wassalam.
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Insects . Meat . Food . Animals
Is it allowed to eat chickens that have been raised on insects and Halal animal meat apart from grains and vegetables?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago

Yes, it is allowed to eat such chicken.

Wassalam.
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Insects
What are the laws relating to killing insects in our houses? Are we even allowed to kill them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 4 years ago

Killing harmful insects is allowed. If the insects can cause serious illness to you or your children or any one at your home, it might be necessary to clean your house from such harmful insects.

Wassalam.
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Islam . Insects
What does Islam say about killing insects, bugs, and the like?
Mateen Charbonneau, Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi... Answered 5 years ago

It is allowed to kill insects posing harm to us. 
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Locusts . Halal . Insects . Food . Ahl al-Bayt
Is it true that locusts are Halal to eat but other insects are forbidden? If so, why is that so and did any of the Ahlulbayt eat locusts?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 5 years ago

It is not true to say that every locust is Halal to eat. Locusts which die in the water or on the earth are not Halal at all.  The Hadeeth from Ali Ibn Jafar, the brother of Imam Musa Ibn Jafar (AS): I asked Abul Hasan (AS) (Imam Musa Ibn Jafar): About the locusts found dead in the water or  in the desert, can it be eaten? Imam said: Do not eat it. (Wasaa'il Al-Shia, Hadeeth number 30067).

Only locusts which are taken alive then die are Halal (Hadeeth number 30068 in Wasaa'il Al-Shia).

The people in Arabia used to eat all types of locusts and many of them still eat it, but Islam forbade eating the dead locusts and the small locusts as well till it Fly.

Usually, non Arab Muslims do not eat and even do not like the idea of eating locusts, while many Arabs specially those wo live in the desert, do.

It is not necessary for the Imam (AS) himself to eat every thing which is allowed to eat or to do every thing which allowed to do. Imam (AS) is the Best and Most humble servant of Allah (SWT) and he does only the best deeds and not every deed which is allowed for general public who have their their own needs and circumstances.

Wassalam.
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Sin . Farmer . Insects
As a farmer is there any sin in killing insects that eat my crops? And when the insects eat the crops do I get any reward for that?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 5 years ago

There is no sin in killing harmful insects to avoid its harm on you or your crops.

Wassalam.
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