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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hunting and Slaughtering

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4320

Chapter: Mastigures

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4320

Narrator:Thābit ibn Yazīd al-Ansārī

أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْبَلْخِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، سَلاَّمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً فَأَصَابَ النَّاسُ ضِبَابًا فَأَخَذْتُ ضَبًّا فَشَوَيْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخَذَ عُودًا يَعُدُّ بِهِ أَصَابِعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ دَوَابَّ فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي أَىُّ الدَّوَابِّ هِيَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَكَلُوا مِنْهَا - قَالَ - فَمَا أَمَرَ بِأَكْلِهَا وَلاَ نَهَى

It was narrated that Thabit bin Yazid Al-Ansari said:

"We were with the Prophet on a journey. We stopped to camp and the people caught some mastigures. I took a mastigure and grilled it, and brought it to the Prophet. He took a palm stalk, and started counting his fingers with it, and said: 'A nation from among the children of Israel was turned into beasts of the Earth, and I do not know what kind of animals they were, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the people have eaten some of them.' He did not tell them to eat it, and he did not forbid them from eating it."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4320), Abu Dawud (No. 3795), Ibn Majah (No. 3238) and Ahmad (No. 17252).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( مُسِخَتْ دَوَابّ ) يُحْتَمَل أَنَّهُ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَبْل الْعِلْم بِأَنَّ الْمَمْسُوخ لَا يَعِيش أَكْثَر مِنْ ثَلَاثَة أَيَّام أَوْ اِمْتَنَعَ بِمُجَرَّدِ الْمُجَانَسَة لِلْمَمْسُوخِ وَالْحَاصِل أَنَّ حَدِيث إِنَّ الْمَمْسُوخ لَا يَبْقَى أَكْثَر مِنْ ثَلَاثَة أَيَّام صَحِيح وَهَذَا الْحَدِيث غَيْر صَرِيح فِي الْبَقَاء كَمَا لَا يَخْفَى وَعَلَى تَقْدِير أَنَّهُ يَقْتَضِي الْبَقَاء يَجِب حَمْله عَلَى أَنَّهُ قَبْلَ الْعِلْم وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4320
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4320
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4320

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3795

We were in an army with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We got some lizards. I roasted one lizard and brought it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and placed it before him. He took a stick and counted its fingers. He then said: A group from the children of Isra'il was transformed into an animal of the…

إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ دَوَابَّ فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي أَىُّ الدَّوَابِّ هِيَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Thābit ibn Yazīd al-Ansārī

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3238

“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and the people caught a mastigure. They grilled it and ate from it. Then I caught a mastigure so I grilled it and brought it to the Prophet (ﷺ). He took a palm stalk and started counting his finger with it, and said: ‘A nation from among the Children of Israel was…

"‏ إِنَّ أُمَّةً فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ دَوَابَّ فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا هِيَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اشْتَوَوْهَا فَأَكَلُوهَا فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ

Narrated by Thābit ibn Yazīd al-Ansārī

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2695)فَأَصَبْنَا ضِبَابًا ، قَالَ : فَشَوَيْتُ مِنْهَا ضَبًّا ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ عُودًا ، فَعَدَّ بِهِأَصَابِعَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ دَوَابٌّ فِي الأَرْضِ ، وَإِنِّي لا أَدْرِي أَيُّ الدَّوَابِّ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4699)إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ دَوَابَّ فِي الأَرْضِ ، وَإِنِّي لا أَدْرِي أَيَّ الدَّوَابِّ هِيَ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ! إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَكَلُوا مِنْهَا قَالَ : فَمَا أَمَرَنَا بِأَكْلِهَا وَلا نَهَى
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