Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أُتِيَ بِضَبٍّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ وَقَالَ لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ مِنْ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَى الَّتِي مُسِخَتْ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Bakr informed us, Ibn Jurayj informed us, Abu al-Zubayr informed me that he heard Jabir ibn 'Abdullah saying: A lizard was brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, but he refused to eat it, saying, "I do not know, perhaps it is from generations of old that were transformed."