Hadith #61
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فُقِدَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يُدْرَ مَا فَعَلَتْ وَإِنِّي لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا الْفَأْرَ أَلَا تَرَوْنَهَا إِذَا وُضِعَ لَهَا أَلْبَانُ الْإِب
ِلِ لَا تَشْرَبُ وَإِذَا وُضِعَ لَهَا أَلْبَانُ الشَّاءِ شَرِبَتْهُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ كَعْبًا فَقَالَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا فَقُلْتُ أَتَقْرَأُ التَّوْرَاةَ
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English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi, from Khalid, from Muhammad — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'A community among Banu Isra'il disappeared — it is not known what became of them. I believe they are the mice. Don't you see how, when camel's milk is placed before them, they don't drink it, but when goat's milk is placed before them, they drink it?' Abu Hurayra said: I narrated this hadith to Ka'b [al-Ahbar]. He said: 'Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' I said: 'Yes.' He repeated this to me several times. I said: 'Do you read the Torah [that you keep asking]?'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 61
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6899
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43289