It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon when a Bedouin came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and, interrupting his sermon, said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the lizard (dabb, a desert lizard)?" At that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A nation of the Children of Israel was transformed (because of their disobedience), and I do not know into which animals they were transformed."
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده صحيح. » «أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 19697، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 7، وأخرجه شرح مشكل الآثار برقم: 3278، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 4709»