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The lizard

الضب

A grilled lizard was brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he did not eat it: 'It is not unlawful, but it was never found in the land of my people' — while Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) ate it under his eyes; the table hadith in Maymunah's house is among the most famous animal reports in the Sunna.

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Muwatta 2775
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Khalid ibn al-Walid

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Muwatta 2775· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Livestock· the Khalid shrine outside Homs· Abu Bakr's Sortie to Naq' and Khalid's Command· Ali ibn Abi Talib's expeditions to Yemen (twice)· Ali sent to Banu Jadhima to correct Khalid's error· The Battle of Ajnadayn

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  • Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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