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.

Ibn 'Abbas reported that there had been brought to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) the flesh of a lizard and Khalid bin Walid was also present there. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Sa'id bin Jubair reported that he heard Ibn 'Abbas says: The sister of my mother Umm Hufaid presented to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) clarified butter (ghee), cheese and some lizards. He ate out of the clarified butter and cheese, but lett the lizard finding no liking for it. But it was eaten on the table of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) . Had it been forbidden (haram), it could not be eaten on the table of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) .

Yazid bin al-Asamm reported: A newly wedded person of Madinah 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 many persons. Some of them said that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had observed: I neither eat it nor forbid (anyone) from eating it, nor declare it to be unlawful. Thereupon Ibn 'Abbas said: Sad it is what you say! Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) has not been sent, but (to declare in clear words) the lawful and the unlawful (things). We were once with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as he was with Maimuna, and there were with him al-Fadl bin 'Abbas, Khalid bin Walid and some women (also) when a tray of food containing flesh was presented to him. As Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was about to eat that, Maimuna said: It is the flesh of the lizard. He withdrew his hand saying: That is the flesh which I never eat; but he said to them (those who were present there): You may eat. Al-Fadl ate out of that, so did Khalid b Walid, and the women. Maimuna (however) said: I do not eat anything but that which Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) eats.

Abu Zubair reported that he heard Jabir bin '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 been distorted.

Abu Zubair reported: I asked Jabir about (the eating) of the lizard, whereupon he said: Don't eat that as he (the Holy Prophet) felt disgust. He (the narrator) said that Umar bin al-Khattab reminded: Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not declare it to be unlawful. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has (made it a source) of benefit for more than one (persons). It is a common diet of the shepherds. Had it been with me, I would have eaten that.

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 (so there is a likelihood that those people might have been distorted in the shape of lizards). So he neither commanded (us to eat that) nor forbade (us). Abu Sa'id said: After some time Umar said: Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has made it (a source of) benefit for more than one (person), for it is the common diet of shepherds. Had it been with me, I would have eaten that. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) disliked it.

Abu Sa'id reported that an Arab of the desert came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: I live in a low land abounding in lizards, and these are the common diet of my family, but he (the Holy Prophet) did not make any reply. We said to him: Repeat it (your problem) and so he repeated it, but he did not make any reply. (It was repeated thrice) Then Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) called him out at the third time saying: O man of the desert, verily Allah cursed or showed wrath to a tribe of Bani Isra'il and distorted them to beasts which move on the earth. I do not know, perhaps this (lizard) may be one of them. So I do not eat it, nor do I prohibit the eating of it.