Abdullah bin Abbas reported that Khalid bin Walid who is called the Sword of Allah had informed him that he visited Maimuna, the wife of Allahs Apostle ﷺ , in the company of Allahs Messenger ﷺ , and she was the sister of his mother (that of Khalid) and that of Ibn Abbas (RA) , and he found with her a roasted lizard which her sister Hufaida the daughter of al-Harith had brought from Najd, and she presented that lizard to Allahs Messenger ﷺ . It was rare that some food was presented to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and it was not mentioned or named. While Allahs Messenger ﷺ was about to stretch forth his hand towards the lizard, a woman from amongst the women present there informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what they had presented to him. They said: Messenger of Allah, it is a lizard. Allahs Messenger ﷺ withdrew his hand, whereupon Khalid bin Walid said: Messenger of Allah, is a lizard forbidden? Thereupon he said: No, but it is not found in the land of my people, and I feel that I have no liking for it. Khalid said: I then chewed and ate it, and Allahs Messenger ﷺ was looking at me and he did not forbid (me to eat it).