Hadith No: 3
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah - Year Eleven of the Hijrah
Chapter on the Remaining Aspects Related to the Noble Seerah
Miracles of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Similar to the Miracles of a Group of Prophets Before Him
Regarding What صالح (peace be upon him) Was Given
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (327/328)
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- .... Regarding what صالح (peace be upon him) was given: Abu Na'im said: If it is said, Allah brought forth a she-camel from the rock for صالح, making it a sign and proof for his people, and appointed for it a day to drink and for them a known day to drink, we say: Allah gave Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) something similar, even greater, because the she-camel of صالح did not speak to him or bear witness to his prophethood and mission
whereas Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was attested to by the crying camel of stone, which bore witness to his mission and complained to him about what it was enduring from his people, that they were starving it and mistreating it. Then he continued the narration in this manner, as we have presented earlier in Dalail al-Nubuwwah, with its chains and wording, and attributed it in a way that makes it unnecessary to repeat it here, and it is found in the sahih, hasan, and musnad collections.