Hadith #559
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَرَوْحٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْفُرَاتِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَعْيَنِ الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ الْجُشَمِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْ
هِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْقِرَدَةِ وَالْخَنَازِيرِ أَهِيَ مِنْ نَسْلِ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَلْعَنْ قَوْمًا قَطُّ قَالَ رَوْحٌ فَمَسَخَهُمْ فَيَكُونَ لَهُمْ نَسْلٌ حَتَّى يُهْلِكَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ هَذَا خَلْقٌ كَانَ فَلَمَّا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى الْيَهُودِ مَسَخَهُمْ فَجَعَلَهُمْ مِثْلَهُمْ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد وروح
داود بن أبي الفرات
محمد بن زيد
أبي الأعين العبدي
أبي الأحوص الجشمي
ابن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Samad and Rawh, from Dawud ibn Abi al-Furat, from Muhammad ibn Zayd, from Abi al-A'yan al-'Abdi, from Abi al-Ahwas al-Jushami — that Ibn Mas'ud said: 'We asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about apes and pigs — are they from the descendants of the Jews? the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed Allah (عز وجل) has never cursed a people.' Rawh adds: 'transformed them and left them with descendants when He destroyed them. Rather, this is a creation that existed beforehand. When Allah (عز وجل) grew angry with the Jews, He transformed them and made them resemble [this existing creation].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 559
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3797
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40187