Abu Sa'id reported that an Arab of the desert came to Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) 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 (๏ทบ) 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.
Bani Isra'il = Children of Isreal
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Why was this desert neurodivergent telling the Messenger of Allah (SAW) about this in the first place? It's not a problem or a petition, he's just randomly going up to people and telling them he likes to eat lizards.
Jewish shapeshifting aside, the whole situation sounds socially awkward as frick.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) likely had to deal with tons of groupies, being the Seal of the Prophets and all. No wonder Allah (swt) let him have sixty wives.
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