It is narrated from Sulayman bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went to the house of (his wife) Sayyida Maymunah bint Harith, may Allah be pleased with her. There he saw a white lizard (dabb). With him were Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: "Where did this meat come from?" Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "My sister Huzaylah bint Harith sent it." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with them: "Eat." They said: "Will you not eat, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Someone from Allah, the Glorious and Majestic, comes to me (and there is an unpleasant smell in its meat)." Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "Shall we give you some milk to drink?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Yes." When he had drunk the milk, he asked: "Where did this come from?" Sayyida Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "My sister Huzaylah sent it as a gift." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If you give your slave-girl, about whose emancipation you consulted me, to your sister and maintain the ties of kinship, and she herds her goats, that would be appropriate and better for you."

Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid bin Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) went with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to the house of Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), where a roasted lizard (dabb) was brought. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) reached out his hand to eat it. The women said: Inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about whose meat this is. The people said: O Messenger of Allah! This is the meat of a lizard (dabb). He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) withdrew his hand. I said: Is it forbidden, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“No, but it is not found in my land, so I feel a dislike for eating it.”Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I pulled it towards myself and ate it while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was watching.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man called out and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! What do you say about the meat of the lizard (dabb)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I neither eat it nor declare it unlawful."