Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.

Book 34, The Book of Hunting, Slaughter & What May Be Eaten, discusses lawful game, permissible meat, and slaughtering rules.

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 61

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 61 Ibn ‘Umar reported that there were some persons with Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) said: It is the flesh of the lizard. […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 62

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 62 Taubat Al-‘Anbari reported: Al-Sha’bi (one of the narrators) asked me if I had heard the hadith transmitted on the authority of Hasan from the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: I sat in the company if Ibn ‘Umar for two years or a year and a half but I did not […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 63

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 63 ‘Abdullah b. ‘Abbas reported: I and Khalid b. Walid went to the apartment of Maimuna along with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), and there was presented to him a roasted lizard. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stretched his hand towards It, whereupon some of the women who had been in the house of […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 64

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 64 ‘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 (ﷺ), in the company of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), and she was the sister of his mother (that of Khalid) and that of […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 65

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 65 Khalid b. Walid reported that he visited Maimuna daughter of al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and she was the sister of his mother. She presented to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the flesh of a lizard which Umm Hufaid daughter of al-Harith had brought from Najd, and she had […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 66

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 66 Ibn ‘Abbas reported: While we were in the house of Maimuna there were brought to Allah’s Messenger two roasted lizards. Here no mention is made of al- ‘Asamm narrating from Maimuna. وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي، أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 67

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 67 – Ibn ‘Abbas reported that there had been brought to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the flesh of a lizard and Khalid b. Walid was also present there. The rest of the hadith is the same. وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ، يَزِيدَ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 68

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 68 Sa’id b. Jubair reported that he heard Ibn ‘Abbas says: The sister of my mother Umm Hufaid presented to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) clarified butter (ghee), cheese and some lizards. He ate out of the clarified butter and cheese, but left the lizard finding no liking for it. But it […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 69

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 69 Yazid b. al-Asamm reported: A newly wedded person of Medina invited us to a wedding feast, and he served us thirteen lizards. There were those who ate it and those who abandoned it. I met Ibn ‘Abbas the next day, and informed him (about this) in the presence of […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 70

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 70 Abu Zubair reported that he heard Jabir b. ‘Abdullah saying that there was presented to Allah’s Messenger (the flesh) of the lizard, but he refused to eat that, saying: I do not know; perhaps it (lizard) might (be one of those natives of) the distant past whose (forms) had […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 71

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 71 Abu Zubair reported: 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, […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 72

Sahih Muslim: Book 34, Hadith 72 Abu Sa’id reported that a person said: Messenger of Allah, we live in a land abounding in lizards, so what do you command or what verdict you give (about eating of it)? Thereupon he said: It was mentioned to me that a people from among Bani Isra’il were distorted […]