Is eating locusts permissible?

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Eating locusts is permissible by the consensus of the scholars. This ruling is supported by the statement of Abdullah ibn Abi Aufa, who said: "We went on seven raids with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and we used to eat locusts." This narration is recorded by Al-Bukhari and Abu Dawud. The permissibility applies whether the locust dies naturally or due to an external cause, according to the majority of scholars, including Al-Shafi'i, the Ahl al-Hadith, the Ashab al-Ra'y, and Ibn al-Mundhir. The evidence for this is the general statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Two types of dead animals and two types of blood have been made lawful for us," where the two dead animals are fish and locusts, and no distinction regarding the cause of death was made.