Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ الْحَكَمُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ عَنْ ثَابِتِ ابْنِ وَدِيعَةَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِضَبٍّ فَقَالَ أُمَّةٌ مُسِخَتْ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.
English Translation
Affan and Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us, they said: Shu'bah told us — Affan said in his narration: al-Hakam informed me — from Zayd ibn Wahb, from al-Bara' ibn Azib, from Thabit ibn Wadi'ah, who said: He brought a lizard to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, "A nation was transformed, and Allah knows best." Affan said: "So Allah knows best."