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Sahih Muslim 2997a (Book 55, Hadith 79) #14503
The Lost Group of Bani Isra'il

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a group of people from Bani Isra'il who were lost and assumed the shape of rats. It also talks about how they react differently to the milk of camels and goats.

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: A group of Bani Isra'il was lost. I do not know what happened to it, but I think (that it 'underwent a process of metamorphosis) and assumed the shape of rats. Don't you see when the milk of the camel is placed before them, these do not drink and when the milk of goat is placed before them, these do drink. Abu Huraira said: I narrated this very hadith to Ka'b and he said: Did you hear this from Allah's Messenger ﷺ? I (Abu Huraira) said: Yes. He said this again and again, and I said: Have I read Torah? This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ishaq with a slight variation of wording.
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرُّزِّيُّ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ، سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ فُقِدَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لاَ يُدْرَى مَا فَعَلَتْ وَلاَ أُرَاهَا إِلاَّ الْفَأْرَ أَلاَ تَرَوْنَهَا إِذَا وُضِعَ لَهَا أَلْبَانُ الإِبِلِ لَمْ تَشْرَبْهُ وَإِذَا وُضِعَ لَهَا أَلْبَانُ الشَّاءِ شَرِبَتْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَحَدَّثْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ كَعْبًا فَقَالَ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَأَقْرَأُ التَّوْرَاةَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ ‏"‏ لاَ نَدْرِي مَا فَعَلَتْ
TOPICS
metamorphosis  *  camels  *  goats  *  milk  *  israail  *  tahwul  *  jamal  *  maaaz  *  laban  *  israil

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us a story about a group of people from Bani Isra’il, which was an ancient nation in Palestine. According to this hadith, this group got lost and underwent a process called metamorphosis, which means that they changed their form into something else. In this case, it was rats. The hadith then goes on to explain how these rats reacted differently when presented with milk from camels or goats; they would not drink the camel's milk but would drink the goat's milk. This could be interpreted as an example of how Allah can change things in mysterious ways and that we should not question His decisions or plans for us as humans. Additionally, it teaches us that we should be grateful for what we have been given by Allah no matter what form it comes in because He knows best what is good for us even if we don't understand why at first glance.

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