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Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Jaz’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Indeed, in the Fire, there are snakes like the necks of Bactrian camels. 1 One sting causes pain felt for forty autumns. And there are scorpions like saddled mules, whose sting causes pain felt for forty autumns.”
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- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 5683 (unverified) 35% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Like the necks of Bactrian camels.” In Al-Qamus, Bactrian camels are Khorasanian camels. His statement: “Causes pain felt” refers to the intensity of the pain. “Saddled mules” refers to mules with saddles like those for donkeys. (As stated in Al-Lama’at)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: كأمثال البخت في القاموس»: البخت بالضم: الإبل الخراسانية قوله فيجد حموتها بفتح الحاء المهملة وسكون الميم أي شدة ألمها. وفي الصراح»: الحموة سختي وتيزي درد قوله: البغال المؤكفة الإكاف للحمار كالسرج للفرس. كذا في «اللمعات».