Is the story of the dead monitor lizard that spoke at the hand of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, authentic?
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This report is incorrect. Al-Bayhaqi mentioned it at length in Dala'il al-Nubuwwah, then pointed out that the responsibility for it lies with Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Walid al-Basri. Al-Haythami described him in Majma' al-Zawa'id as one whose is denounced (munkar al-hadith). Al-Dhahabi said in Al-Mizan that this report is false (), and Ibn Hajar said in Talkhis al-Habir that its chain of narration is very weak.
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