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.