حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ لَا آكُلُهُ وَلَا أَنْهَى عَنْهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5004
It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was asked about (eating) lizards. He said: "I do not eat it but I do not prohibit it.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020