Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3502b
"عن عطاء بن يسار: أن كعب الأحبار أقبل من الشام في ركب حتى إذا كانوا ببعض الطريق وجدوا لحم صيد فأفتاهم كعب بأكله، فلما قدموا على عمر ابن الخطاب ذكروا ذلك فقال: ما حملك على أن تفتيهم بهذا؟ فقال كعب: هو صيد البحر، فقال عمر: وما يدريك؟ قال: يا أمير المؤمنين! والذى نفسى بيده إن هو إلا نثرة حوت ينثر () في كل عام مرتين".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿṬāʾ b. Ysār n Kʿb
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"From 'Ata' ibn Yasar: That Ka'b al-Ahbar came from al-Sham in a caravan, and when they were in some part of the road, they found meat of game, and Ka'b ruled for them to eat it. When they came to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, they mentioned that. He said: What led you to rule for them with this? Ka'b said: It is game of the sea. 'Umar said: And how do you know? He said: O Commander of the Believers! By Him in whose hand is my soul, it is only the spout of a whale, which spouts ( ) twice every year."
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