34/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1943c — Halal Food: Asking Publicly About Food
The permissibility of eating the Dabb (mastigure)
Hadith About Asking the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم About Lizard Meat
Sahih Muslim : 1943c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1943c
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ عَنْ أَكْلِ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ " لاَ آكُلُهُ وَلاَ أُحَرِّمُهُ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
A person asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as he was sitting on the pulpit about the eating of the lizard, whereupon he said: I neither eat it, nor do I prohibit it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1943cIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4785
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1943c
This hadith gives the same lizard meat ruling with an added setting: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the pulpit when a man asked about eating it. The answer was still simple and clear: “I neither eat it, nor do I prohibit it.” For people searching hadith about lizard, Prophet on pulpit lizard hadith, or Sahih Muslim 1943c, the point is not the setting alone. The point is the wording of the answer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not make his own non-eating a ban. He also did not present it as something he personally ate. The report teaches careful speech when discussing halal food rulings and personal food choices.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions about food rulings were asked openly in the Prophet’s presence.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a direct answer without extra detail here.
- He did not eat the lizard according to this report.
- He did not prohibit it according to this report.
