Hadith 7750

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : " الْفَأْرَةُ مَمْسُوخَةٌ ، بِآيَةِ أَنَّهُ يُقَرَّبُ لَهَا لَبَنُ اللِّقَاحِ فَلَا تَذُوقُهُ ، وَيُقَرَّبُ لَهَا لَبَنُ الْغَنَمِ فَتَشْرَبُهُ ، أَوْ قَالَ : فَتَأْكُلُهُ " . فَقَالَ لَهُ كَعْبٌ : أَشَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : " أَفَنَزَلَتْ التَّوْرَاةُ عَلَيَّ ؟ ! " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the mouse is a transformed nation, and its sign is that if camel's milk is placed before it, it does not drink it, but if goat's milk is placed before it, it drinks it. Ka'b al-Ahbar (may Allah have mercy on him), who was a newly converted Jewish scholar, said: "Did you yourself hear this hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I said: "Has the Torah been revealed to me?"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7750
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3305، م: 2997.