حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَزُورُنَا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2043
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to Jibreel (AS)"What kept you from visiting us more than you visited us? Then the verse "And we (angels) descend not except by the Command of your Lord..." [Maryam 19:64] was revealed.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020