"The Prophet (saws) was asked about eating a mastigure and he said: 'I do not eat it, and I do not prohibit eating it.'"
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Umar, Abu Sa'eed, Ibn 'Abbas, Thabit bin Wadi'ah, Jabir, and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Hasanah.
[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih
The People of knowledge have differed over eating mastigure. Some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet (saws) and others permitted it, while others considered it disliked. It has been related that Ibn 'Abbas said: "Mastigure was eaten on the dining spread of the Messenger of Allah (saws), and the Messenger of Allah (saws) only avoided it because it was distasteful to him."
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1790 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 3 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1790 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 12, Hadith 12 |
| English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 1370 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 12, Hadith 1330 |
Sa'id b. Jubair reported that he heard Ibn 'Abbas says:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1947 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 68 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4795 |
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Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
Ibn `Abbas said: Um Hufaid, Ibn `Abbas's aunt sent some dried yogurt (butter free), ghee (butter) and a mastigar to the Prophet as a gift. The Prophet ate the dried yogurt and butter but left the mastigar because he disliked it. Ibn `Abbas said, "The mastigar was eaten at the table of Allah's Apostle and if it had been illegal to eat, it could not have been eaten at the table of Allah's Apostle."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2575 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 10 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 47, Hadith 749 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4318 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 56 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4323 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4319 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 57 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4324 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3793 |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 58 |
| English translation | : Book 27, Hadith 3784 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 26, Hadith 4697 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 47, Hadith 6459 |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 125 b |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 126 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 125 |
Ibn 'Umar reported that a person asked Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as he was sitting on the pulpit about the eating of the lizard, whereupon he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1943c |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 58 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4785 |
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Ibn 'Umar reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1943b |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 57 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4784 |
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| Arabic reference | : Book 26, Hadith 4698 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 42, Hadith 5221 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
My aunt presented (roasted) mastigures, Iqt and milk to the Prophet . The mastigures were put on his dining sheet, and if it was unlawful to eat, it would not have been put there. The Prophet drank the milk and ate the Iqt only.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5402 |
| In-book reference | : Book 70, Hadith 30 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 314 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4314 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 52 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4319 |
| مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 4110 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 46 |
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet said, "I do not eat mastigure, but I do not prohibit its eating."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5536 |
| In-book reference | : Book 72, Hadith 61 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 444 |
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Yazid b. al-Asamm reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1948 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 69 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4796 |
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| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 17865 |
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari:
There was a man called Abu Shu'aib, and he had a slave who was a butcher. He said (to his slave), "Prepare a meal to which I may invite Allah's Apostle along with four other men." So he invited Allah's Apostle and four other men, but another man followed them whereupon the Prophet said, "You have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you can admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him." On that the host said, "But I admit him." Narrated Muhammad bin Isma`il: If guests are sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to carry food from other tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other; otherwise they should leave it.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ يَقُولُ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى الْمَائِدَةِ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوا مِنْ مَائِدَةٍ إِلَى مَائِدَةٍ أُخْرَى وَلَكِنْ يُنَاوِلُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فِي تِلْكَ الْمَائِدَةِ أَوْ يَدَعُ
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5434 |
| In-book reference | : Book 70, Hadith 62 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 345 |
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Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Shibl:
The Messenger of Allah (saws) forbade to eat the flesh of lizard.
| Grade: | Hasan (Al-Albani) | حسن (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3796 |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 61 |
| English translation | : Book 27, Hadith 3787 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 47, Hadith 6398 |
| حسن (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 4127 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 62 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 17864 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 10, Hadith 12319 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3245 |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 46 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 28, Hadith 3245 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 15, Hadith 3704 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 26, Hadith 4693 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 23744 |
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:
That he went with Allah's Apostle to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn `Abbas' aunt. He found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd. Maimuna presented the mastigure before Allah's Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him. (But that time) Allah's Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said, "You should inform Allah's Apostle of what you have presented to him. O Allah's Apostle! It is the meat of a mastigure." (On learning that) Allah's Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of the mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this unlawful to eat?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I do not like it." Khalid said, "Then I pulled the mastigure (meat) towards me and ate it while Allah's Apostle was looking at me.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5391 |
| In-book reference | : Book 70, Hadith 19 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 303 |
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| Grade: | Ṣaḥīḥ |
Isnād and Rijāl: Imām Aḥmad ← Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna ← ʿAbdullāh ibn Dīnār ← ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (same chain as Ḥadīth 1). Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna: thiqah ḥāfiẓ. ʿAbdullāh ibn Dīnār: thiqah. ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar: Companion. Takhrīj: al-Bukhārī, no. 5536; Muslim, no. 1943; Abū Dāwūd, no. 3794; al-Tirmidhī, no. 1791; al-Nasāʾī, no. 4321. The ḍabb is a large herbivorous lizard found throughout Arabia and North Africa. The Prophet (ﷺ) expressed personal aversion to it, but his refusal to declare it forbidden indicates its lawfulness for others. Other authentic reports confirm that it was eaten in his presence without his objection.
| Reference | : Three-Narrator Ahadith 3 |
'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported that Khalid b. Walid who is called the Sword of Allah had informed him that he visited Maimuna, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), in the company of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and she was the sister of his mother (that of Khalid) and that of 'Ibn Abbas, and he found with her a roasted lizard which her sister Hufaida the daughter of al-Harith had brought from Najd, and she presented that lizard to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). It was rare that some food was presented to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and it was not mentioned or named. While Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was about to stretch forth his hand towards the lizard, a woman from amongst the women present there informed the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) what they had presented to him. They said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1946a |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 64 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4791 |
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| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 23755 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 23750 |
Ibn 'Umar reported that there were some persons with Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) 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 (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1944a |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 61 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4788 |
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| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 17859 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2860 |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 2 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2860 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 12, Hadith 8446 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 23753 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Al-Albani) | حسن (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 154 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 154 |
| English translation | : Book 1, Hadith 154 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 23754 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 7, Hadith 2774 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 17840 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 1, Hadith 42 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 17876 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 4254 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 91 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 94 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 94 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 94 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 8, Hadith 1151 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 42, Hadith 5222 |