The authenticity of the hadith of the man who spoke to the cow and the wolf
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Question:
This man asks, Honorable Shaykh: Is there a hadith about the man who loaded the cow and spoke to it, and the wolf that ran at the sheep and spoke to the shepherd? Did anything like that come down?
Answer:
Yes, this came down in the hadith. This is among the prophetic miracles of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in that he informed the shepherd of the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So this is among his miracles, and this is a testimony to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his prophethood. As for the cow, it is because this is not something its riding and loading can bear; it is not something the cow can bear.
This man asks, Honorable Shaykh: Is there a hadith about the man who loaded the cow and spoke to it, and the wolf that ran at the sheep and spoke to the shepherd? Did anything like that come down?
Answer:
Yes, this came down in the hadith. This is among the prophetic miracles of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in that he informed the shepherd of the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So this is among his miracles, and this is a testimony to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his prophethood. As for the cow, it is because this is not something its riding and loading can bear; it is not something the cow can bear.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/268 — archive.org (3:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.