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Sahih Muslim 1946b (Book 34, Hadith 65) #12141
Hesitant to Eat Until Knowing What It Is

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visiting Maimuna, the sister of his mother, and being presented with a lizard. He was hesitant to eat it until he knew what it was.

Khalid b. Walid reported that he visited Maimuna daughter of al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah , and she was the sister of his mother. She presented to Allah's Messenger the flesh of a lizard which Umm Hufaid daughter of al-Harith had brought from Najd, and she had been married to a person belonging to Banu Ja'far. It was the habit of Allah's Messenger not to eat anything until he knew what that was. The rest of the hadith is the same but with this (addition): " Ibn al-Asamm narrated it from Maimuna and he was under her care".
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنِي وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ وَهْىَ خَالَتُهُ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَحْمُ ضَبٍّ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُمُّ حُفَيْدٍ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ مِنْ نَجْدٍ وَكَانَتْ تَحْتَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي جَعْفَرٍ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لاَ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا هُوَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ وَزَادَ فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ وَحَدَّثَهُ ابْنُ الأَصَمِّ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ وَكَانَ فِي حَجْرِهَا

TOPICS
eating  *  knowledge  *  hesitation  *  taam  *  ilm  *  istiaarah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be knowledgeable before taking action; Be cautious; Make careful decisions; Think things through properly beforehand; Take care when making decisions; Have knowledge about things before consuming them/doing them etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of knowledge in our lives and how we should be hesitant before doing something if we do not know what it is or what its consequences are. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH visited his aunt, Maimuna, who presented him with a lizard which she had brought from Najd. He hesitated to eat it until he knew what it was as he did not want to put himself in any danger by eating something that could potentially harm him or make him sick. This teaches us that knowledge is important and that we should always be cautious before doing anything without knowing all the facts first as this can lead us into dangerous situations or cause us harm in some way or another. We should also take care when making decisions as they can have long lasting effects on our lives if we do not think them through properly beforehand.

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