It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that two roasted lizards (dabb) were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand to eat, and it was said that it was a lizard, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) held back his hand. Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find that I have an aversion to it." The narrator said: Then Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching him.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3800
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he entered the house of Maymunah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and a roasted lizard (dabb) was brought. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand towards it, and some of the women who were in the house of Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Tell the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what he is about to eat. So they told him that it was a lizard, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) held back his hand. I said: O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find that I have an aversion to it." Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I pulled it towards me and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3801
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), who is called Sayf Allah (the Sword of Allah), told him that he went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who was his maternal aunt and also the maternal aunt of Ibn Abbas. He found with her a roasted lizard (dabb) which her sister Hufaydah bint al-Harith had brought from Najd. She presented the lizard to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) seldom reached out his hand to any food until he had been told about it and it had been named for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand towards the lizard, and one of the women present said: Tell the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what you have presented to him. The women said: O Messenger of Allah, it is a lizard. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held back his hand. Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, do you declare the lizard unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find that I have an aversion to it." Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I pulled it towards me and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching, and he did not forbid me.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3802
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): A roasted lizard (dabb) was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand to eat it. One of those present said: O Messenger of Allah, it is the meat of a lizard. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) held back his hand. Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find that I have an aversion to it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3803
Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Umm Hufayd sent the meat of a lizard (dabb) as a gift to Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came in, and it was presented to him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not eat any food until he knew what it was. A woman said: Tell the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) what this is. So the people told him that it was the meat of a lizard which Umm Hufayd had sent as a gift to Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The narrator said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to eat from it, then held back. (I) said: O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but I find that I have an aversion to it, and it is not the food of my people." Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I ate it while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reproach me for that.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3804
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the house of Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) - she was his (that is, Khalid's) maternal aunt and the maternal aunt of Ibn Abbas - and they found with her a roasted lizard (dabb) which her sister Hufaydah bint al-Harith had brought from Najd. She presented the lizard to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) rarely reached out his hand towards any food until he had been told about it and it had been named for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand towards the lizard, and one of the women present said: "Tell the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what you have presented to him." The women said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is a lizard." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) withdrew his hand. Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, is the lizard forbidden?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find that I have an aversion to it." Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then I drew it towards myself and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching, and he did not forbid me."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3805
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that he went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the house of Maymunah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) - she was his maternal aunt - and lizard meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he narrated a hadith similar to it.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3806
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) visited Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she presented to him a lizard cooked with dates. Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Tell the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) before he eats." When he (peace and blessings be upon him) was told, he (peace and blessings be upon him) withheld his hand from it. The people said: "O Messenger of Allah, is it forbidden?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but I have an aversion to it." So Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) drew it towards himself and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching him.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3807