The incident of the lizard of that Bedouin, which he had
concealed in his sleeve when he came to meet the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) and said: I will not accept faith till this lizard speaks
up!
The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: “Who am I, lizard?” “Muhammad
bin Abdullah”, it replied. “Almighty Allah has chosen you and made
you as your beloved. You are the messenger of the Lord of the
worlds and embellishment of His creation on Judgment Day.
Successful is one, who brought faith on you.”
That Bedouin embraced faith and when he returned home, he
gathered his relatives and narrated the incident to them. Some of
them brought faith due to the auspiciousness of that lizard
Behaarul Anwaar, vol. 17, p. 401, 406, 415, 420
Isbaatul Wilayah (Part One) – Ayatullah AliNamazi Shahroodi (r.a.)