Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon. He interrupted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the middle of the sermon and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the lizard (dabb)?" He said: "A group of the Children of Israel was transformed, and I do not know into which animal's form they were transformed."
Ahmad recorded it through Husayn bin Qabisah, from a man, from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). He also recorded it through various routes from the narrator Husayn, from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). Al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it likewise, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).