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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was presented with it, and he said, "I will not eat it and I consider it filthy." Umar ibn Al-Khattab said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not prohibit it, and surely Allah ﷻ can benefit others from it besides one person. It is the food of the general public, and if I had it, I would eat it."  

أحمد:١٤٦٨٤حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا عَنِ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ

أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِهِ فَقَالَ لَا أَطْعَمُهُ وَقَذِرَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يُحَرِّمْهُ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَيَنْفَعُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ وَهُوَ طَعَامُ عَامَّةِ الرِّعَاءِ وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي لَطَعِمْتُهُ  


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I asked Jabir about ithe eating) of the lizard, whereupon he said: Don't eat that as he (the Holy Prophet) felt disgust. He (the narrator) said that Umar b. al-Khattab reminded: Allah's Apostle ﷺ did not declare it to be unlawful. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has (made it a source) of benefit for more than one (persons). It is a common diet of the shepherds. Had it been with me, I would have eaten that.  

مسلم:١٩٥٠وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا عَنِ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ لاَ تَطْعَمُوهُ وَقَذِرَهُ

وَقَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يُحَرِّمْهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَنْفَعُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّمَا طَعَامُ عَامَّةِ الرِّعَاءِ مِنْهُ وَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي طَعِمْتُهُ