It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left us in such a state that there was not even a bird flying on its wings in the expanse of the sky about which he (peace and blessings be upon him) had not given us some knowledge, guidance and lesson."
Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy), but this narration is munqati' (broken) in its chain, and there is disagreement in its chain concerning its narrator Fitr bin Khalifah. Imam Abu Ya'la also narrated it through another chain, via Ata', from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) with these same words.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3846
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح، منقطع
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :قال ابن حجر: رُوَاتُهُ ثِقَاتٌ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُنْقَطِعٌ ، وَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَى فِطْرٍ . » «أخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 13972، 13973، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 237/1»