Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ قَالَ ثَنَا أَبُو نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ عَامَّةُ طَعَامِ أَهْلِي يَعْنِي الضِّبَابَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَلَمْ يُجَاوِزْ إِلَّا قَرِيبًا فَعَاوَدَهُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَعَاوَدَهُ ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَعَنَ أَوْ غَضِبَ عَلَى سِبْطٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَمُسِخُوا دَوَابَّ فَلَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ بَعْضُهَا فَلَسْتُ بِآكِلِهَا وَلَا أَنْهَى عَنْهَا.
English Translation
Abu Sa'id narrated to us, Abu Aqil narrated to us, saying: Abu Nadrah narrated to us, from Abu Sa'id, who said: A bedouin came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, "The general food of my household is - meaning lizards." He did not answer him. He had not gone far when the man repeated it, and he did not answer him. He repeated it a third time, and he said: "Allah the Exalted cursed - or became angry with - a tribe among the Children of Israel, and they were transformed into animals. I do not know - perhaps it is one of them, so I will not eat it, but I do not forbid it."