Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَن سِمَاكٍ عَن جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ مَاتَ بَغْلٌ وَقَالَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ نَاقَةٌ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَفْتِيهِ فَزَعَمَ جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهَا أَمَا لَكَ مَا يُغْنِيكَ عَنْهَا قَالَ لَا قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَكُلْهَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ الصَّوَابُ نَاقَةٌ.
English Translation
Jabir ibn Samurah said: A mule died - Hammad ibn Salamah said: a she-camel - belonging to a man, so he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to ask him about it. Jabir ibn Samurah claimed that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to its owner: 'Do you not have anything that would make you independent of it?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Go and eat it.' Abu Abdur-Rahman said: The correct narration says 'a she-camel.'