موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
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What is Reported Regarding Eating Lizard
Hadith 1765
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْتَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ، فَإِذَا ضِبَاب فِيهَا بَيْضٌ، وَمَعَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، فَقَالَ : " مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكُمْ هَذَا ؟ " فَقَالَتْ : أَهْدَتْهُ لِي أُخْتِي هُزَيْلَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ، فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَخَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ : " كُلَا "، فَقَالَا : أَوَلَا تَأْكُلُ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي تَحْضُرُنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ حَاضِرَةٌ "، قَالَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ : أَنَسْقِيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنْ لَبَنٍ عِنْدَنَا، فَقَالَ : " نَعَمْ "، فَلَمَّا شَرِبَ، قَالَ : " مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكُمْ هَذَا ؟ " فَقَالَتْ : أَهْدَتْهُ لِي أُخْتِي هُزَيْلَةُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَرَأَيْتِكِ جَارِيَتَكِ الَّتِي كُنْتِ اسْتَأْمَرْتِينِي فِي عِتْقِهَا، أَعْطِيهَا أُخْتَكِ وَصِلِي بِهَا رَحِمَكِ، تَرْعَى عَلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ لَكِ "
It is narrated from Sulayman bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went to the house of (his wife) Sayyida Maymunah bint Harith, may Allah be pleased with her. There he saw a white lizard (dabb). With him were Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: "Where did this meat come from?" Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "My sister Huzaylah bint Harith sent it." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with them: "Eat." They said: "Will you not eat, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Someone from Allah, the Glorious and Majestic, comes to me (and there is an unpleasant smell in its meat)." Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "Shall we give you some milk to drink?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Yes." When he had drunk the milk, he asked: "Where did this come from?" Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "My sister Huzaylah sent it as a gift." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If you give your slave-girl, about whose emancipation you consulted me, to your sister and maintain the ties of kinship, and she herds her goats, that would be appropriate and better for you."
Hadith 1766
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْتَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأُتِيَ بِضَبٍّ مَحْنُوذٍ فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ : أَخْبِرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ، فَقِيلَ : هُوَ ضَبٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ، فَقُلْتُ : أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَقَالَ : " لَا، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَرْضِ قَوْمِي فَأَجِدُنِي أَعَافُهُ "، قَالَ خَالِدٌ : فَاجْتَرَرْتُهُ فَأَكَلْتُهُ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْظُرُ
Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid bin Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to the house of Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), where a roasted lizard (dabb) was brought. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) reached out his hand to eat it. The women said: Inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about whose meat this is. The people said: O Messenger of Allah! This is the meat of a lizard (dabb). He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) withdrew his hand. I said: Is it forbidden, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “No, but it is not found in my land, so I feel a dislike for eating it.” Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I pulled it towards myself and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was watching.
Hadith 1767
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَادَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا تَرَى فِي الضَّبِّ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلَا بِمُحَرِّمِهِ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man called out and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! What do you say about the meat of the lizard (dabb)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I neither eat it nor declare it unlawful."
