Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-959b
"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ: أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُسُوخِ فَقَالَ: هُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ: الْفِيلُ، والدُّبُ، وَالْخِنزِيرُ، والْقِرْدُ، والْجَرِيثُ، والضَّبُّ، وَالْوَطوَاطُ، والْعَقْرَبُ والدُّعْمُوصُ، والْعَنْكَبُوتُ، والأرْنَبُ، وسُهَيْلٌ، والزُّهْرَةُ فَقِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! وَمَا سَبَبُ مَسْخِهِن؟ قَال: أَمَّا الْفِيلُ فَكَانَ رَجُلًا جَبَّارا لُوطِيّا لاَ يَدعُ رَطبًا وَلاَ يَابسًا، وَأَمَّا الذئبُ فَكَانَ مُؤَنَّثًا يَدْعُو الرِّجَالَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَأَمَّا الْخِنْزِيرُ فَكَانَ مِنَ النَّصَارَى الَّذِينَ سَأَلُوا الْمَائِدَةَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ كَفَرُوا، وَأَمَّا الْقِرْدُ فَيَهُودٌ اعْتَدَوْا فِى السَّبْتِ، وَأمَّا الْجِرِيثُ فَكَانَ دلَوثًا يَدْعُو الرِّجَالَ إلى امرأته حَلِيلَتِهِ، وَأَمَّا الضَّبُّ فَكَانَ أَعْرَابِيّا يَسْرقُ الْحَاجَّ بِمِحْجَنهِ، وَأَمَّا الْوَطوَاطُ فَكَانَ رَجُلًا يَسْرِق الثِّمَارَ مِنْ رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ، وَأَمَّا الْعقْربُ فَكَانَ لاَ يَسْلَمُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ لِسَانِه، وَأَمَّا الدُّعْمُوصُ فَكَانَ نَمَّامًا يُفَرَقُ بَيْنَ الأَحبَّة، وأما الْعَنْكَبُوتُ فَامْرَأَةٌ سَحَرتْ زَوْجَهَا، وَأَمَّا الأَرْنَبُ فَامْرَأَةٌ كَانَتْ لاَ تَطهُرُ منَ الْحَيْضِ، وَأَمَّا سُهِيْلٌ فَكَانَ عَشَّارًا بِالْيَمَنِ، وَأمَّا الزُّهرَةُ فَكَانَتْ بِنْتًا لَبْعضِ مُلُوكِ بنى إسرائيلَ افْتُتِنَ بها هاروت وماروت".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAli
- al-Nabi ﷺ Suʾil
- al-Musūkh
- Thalāthah
Machine translation, not reviewed
“Ali said: The Prophet ﷺ was asked about the transformed creatures (al-masukh). He said: ‘They are thirteen: the elephant, the bear, the pig, the monkey, the jirith, the lizard (dabb), the bat (wattwat), the scorpion, the du‘mus, the spider, the rabbit, Suhayl, and Venus (al-Zuhrah).’ It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What was the cause of their transformation?’ He said: ‘As for the elephant, he was a tyrannical man who practiced sodomy, sparing nothing wet or dry. As for the wolf, he was an effeminate man who called men to himself. As for the pig, he was of the Christians who asked for the table, and when it descended they disbelieved. As for the monkey, they were Jews who transgressed on the Sabbath. As for the jirith, he was a cuckold who called men to his wife. As for the lizard, he was a Bedouin who stole from pilgrims with his staff. As for the bat, he was a man who stole fruit from the tops of palm trees. As for the scorpion, no one was safe from his tongue. As for the du‘mus, he was a tale-bearer who separated loved ones. As for the spider, she was a woman who bewitched her husband. As for the rabbit, she was a woman who did not purify herself from menstruation. As for Suhayl, he was a tax collector in Yemen. As for Venus, she was a daughter of one of the kings of the Children of Israel, with whom Harut and Marut were tempted.’”
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الزبير بن بكار في الموفقيات، وابن مردويه، والديلمى
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