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Sunan Abi Dawud 3814 (Book 28, Hadith 79) #24104
Locusts as Allah's Host

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's response to a question about locusts, in which he described them as the most numerous of Allah's host.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Salman through a different chain of narrators. This version goes: Salman said: The Messenger of Allah was asked about locusts. He replied in a similar way(as mentioned above) saying: The most numerous of Allah’s host. The narrator 'Ali said: His name is Fa’id, that is the name of al-Awwam. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Hammad b. Salamah, from Abu al-Awwam from Abu uthman, from the Prophet . He did not mention salman (ie, the companions).
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَوَّامِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سُئِلَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَكْثَرُ جُنْدِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ اسْمُهُ فَائِدٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا الْعَوَّامِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَوَّامِ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ سَلْمَانَ

TOPICS
locusts  *  host  *  allah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all creatures created by God; Be mindful when discussing religious matters; Recognize importance in God’s plan for this world .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a question asked to the Prophet Muhammad regarding locusts. In his response, he described them as the most numerous of Allah’s host. This means that they are part of God’s creation and have an important role in His plan for this world. The hadith also mentions two companions of the Prophet - Salman and Ali - who were present when this conversation took place and may have contributed to it in some way. It also mentions another companion named Abu al-Awwam whose name was Faid and who was mentioned by Abu Dawud in his version of this tradition. This hadith teaches us that we should respect all creatures created by God and recognize their importance in His plan for this world. We should also be mindful of our words when discussing religious matters so that we do not misquote or misinterpret what has been said before us by those more knowledgeable than ourselves.

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