I accompanied the Prophet ﷺ and never heard him forbid the eating of small creatures of the earth.
حدثنا موسى بن إسمعيل حدثنا غالب بن حجرة
صحبت النبي ﷺ فلم أسمع لحشرة الأرض تحريما
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[Its chain of transmission is daif] Bayhaqi narrated it: 9/326, from the hadith of Abu Dawud through the same route. Ghalib is unknown, and Mulqam is obscure (Taqrib).