Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“A man from amongAhlus-Suffah called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he had finishedthe prayer, saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Our land is a landinfestedwith mastigures. What do you think of (eating) mastigures?’He said:‘I have heard that a nation was transformed.’ He did nottell us toeat them, and he did not forbid that.”

“OMessenger of Allah, it is the flesh of a mastigure.”He took hishand away, and Khalid said to him: “O Messenger of Allah,is amastigure unlawful?” He said: “No, but it is not found in my landand I find it distasteful.” He said: “Then Khalid bent over themastigure and ate some of it, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) waslooking at him.”

“Ido not forbid it,” meaning mastigure.

We passed by Marr Az-Zahranandstartled a rabbit. They chased it but got tired, so I chased itandcaught it. I brought it to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it and sentitsrump and thigh to the Prophet (ﷺ), who accepted it.

“O Messenger ofAllah, Icaught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* withwhich toslaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?” He said: “Eat.”

“I said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, I have come to you to ask you about the vermin of the earth.What do you say about mastigures?’ He said: ‘I do not eat themand Ido not forbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that which youhave notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?’ Hesaid: ‘One of the nations was turned into beasts and Ilooked at thiscreature and was uncertain.’ I said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, what doyou say about rabbits?’ He said: ‘I do not eatthem and I do notforbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that whichyou have notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?’ Hesaid: ‘I have been told that it menstruates.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘The water of the sea is a means of purification and its deadmeatis permissible.’”

“Whatever the sea throws out or is left behind when thetideebbs, eat it, but whatever rises to its surface, do not eat it.’”

“Who eats crows? The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) called them vermin, By Allah, they are not from amongthegood and permissible things.”

“Snakes are vermin, scorpions are vermin, mice are vermin and crowsare vermin.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadeeating cats and he forbade their price.”