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suyuti:359-16bSamurah b. Jundub
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السيوطي:٣٥٩-١٦b

"عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُب أَنَّ أَعْرَابيّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ عَنِ الضَّبِّ فَقَطَعَ عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَتَهُ، فَقَالَ: يَارَسُولَ الله مَا تَقُولُ فِى الضِّبَابِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِى إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ، والله أَعْلَمُ أَىّ الدَّوَابِّ مُسِخَتْ".  

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[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ came across a Bedouin while he was giving a sermon, so the Prophet interrupted his sermon and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what can you tell me about the lizard?" The Prophet replied, "It is a nation that has been transformed from the Banu Isra'il (Children of Israel), but I do not know which of the animals they have been transformed into."  

أحمد:٢٠٢٠٩حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَعَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

أَتَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْرَابِيٌّ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَطَعَ عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَتَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ تَقُولُ فِيالضَّبِّ؟ قَالَ أُمَّةٌ مُسِخَتْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَيَّ الدَّوَابِّ مُسِخَتْ؟  

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[Machine] An Arab man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was delivering a sermon, but he interrupted him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the mist?" He replied, "A nation from the Children of Israel was transformed, so only Allah knows which animal they were transformed into."  

أحمد:٢٠٢٤٠حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ قَبِيصَةَعَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَطَعَ عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَتَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الضِّبَابِ؟ فَقَالَ مُسِخَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ فِي أَيِّ الدَّوَابِّ مُسِخَتْ  

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[Machine] An Arab man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a question while he was delivering a sermon, and he interrupted his sermon. The man turned to him from his right side and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the fog?" He replied, "A nation from the Children of Israel was transformed. Allah knows best in what form they were transformed."  

الطبراني:٦٧٨٨حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْأَسْفَاطِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنْبَاعِ رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ قَبِيصَةَ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَطَعَ عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَتَهُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الضِّبَابِ؟ قَالَ «مُسِخَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ فِي أَيِّ الدَّوَابِّ مُسِخَتْ»  

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[Machine] An Arab man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "What do you say about mist?" He replied, "A nation of the Children of Israel were turned into monkeys, so Allah knows best which of the animals were turned into monkeys."  

الطبراني:٦٧٨٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ كَرَامَةَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحُرِّ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الضِّبَابِ؟ فَقَالَ «مُسِخَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَيُّ الدَّوَابِّ مُسِخَتْ»