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Muwatta Malik 1776

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1776

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، نَادَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَرَى فِي الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلاَ بِمُحَرِّمِهِ ‏"

Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that a man called the Messenger of Allah and said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you think about lizards?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I do not eat them, and I do not forbid them."

Reported by Malik (No. 1776).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم لَسْت بِآكِلِهِ وَلَا بِمُحَرِّمِهِ عَلَى مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَعَافُهُ ; لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْتَدْ أَكْلَهُ وَلَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَعَافُهُ الْإِنْسَانُ يَحْرُمُ , فَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم يَكْرَهُ الْخُضَرَ الَّتِي لَهَا رَوَائِحُ , وَقَدْ يَعَافُ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ الْأَلْبَانَ وَالسَّمْنَ وَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ الْأَطْعِمَةِ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم أَنَّ امْتِنَاعَهُ مِنْهُ لَيْسَ لِتَحْرِيمِهِ , وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ. ( مَسْأَلَةٌ ) وَحَشَرَاتُ الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهَا مَكْرُوهَةٌ عِنْدَ الْقَاضِي أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ وَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ وَالدَّل…

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Also reported by… (3)
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (4185)مَا تَقُولُ فِي الضَّبِّ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلا بِمُحَرِّمِهِ
  • مسند الموطأ للجوهري (560)مَا تَرَى فِي الضَّبِّ ؟ فَقَالَ : لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلا بِمُحَرِّمِهِ
  • موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (1130)مَا تَرَى فِي الضَّبِّ ؟ فَقَالَ : لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلَا بِمُحَرِّمِهِ

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