Hadith 61

Sahih Muslim

Book 34: The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten

Chapter 7

The permissibility of eating the Dabb (mastigure)

باب إِبَاحَةِ الضَّبِّ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1944a
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ تَوْبَةَ الْعَنْبَرِيِّ، سَمِعَ الشَّعْبِيَّ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ مَعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِيهِمْ سَعْدٌ وَأُتُوا بِلَحْمِ ضَبٍّ فَنَادَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّهُ لَحْمُ ضَبٍّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ كُلُوا فَإِنَّهُ حَلاَلٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ طَعَامِي ‏"
Ibn 'Umar reported that there were some persons with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) from among his Companions, Sa'd being one of them. There was brought to them the flesh of the lizard when a lady amongst the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:

It is the flesh of the lizard. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) said: Eat, for it is lawful, but it is not my diet.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

'Amir al-Sha'bi

عامر الشعبي

514 narrations

follower
3

Tauba al-'Anbari al-Basri

توبة العنبري البصري

9 narrations

successor
4

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
5

Mua'dh bin Mua'dh bin Nsr

معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

218 narrations

3rd Generation
6

'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dh

عبيد الله بن معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

211 narrations