Hadith #372
Arabic Text
قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْقِرَدَةُ وَالْخَنَازِيرُ هِيَ مِمَّا مُسِخَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَمْسَخْ قَوْمًا أَوْ يُهْلِكْ قَوْمًا فَيَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ نَسْلًا وَلَا عَاقِبَةً وَإِنَّ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ قَدْ كَانَتْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
English Translation
He (the narrator) said: A man said: O Messenger of Allah, the apes and the pigs — are they from those who were transformed? the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Indeed, Allah عز وجل has never transformed a people or destroyed a people and then made for them offspring or progeny. Indeed, the apes and the pigs existed before that.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 372
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4210
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40600