أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ عَنْ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ قَالَ قَالَ يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَی هَذَا النَّبِيِّ قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ لَا تَقُلْ نَبِيٌّ لَوْ سَمِعَکَ کَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَأَلَاهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لَا تُشْرِکُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيئٍ إِلَی ذِي سُلْطَانٍ وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا وَلَا تَأْکُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا الْمُحْصَنَةَ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْکُمْ خَاصَّةً يَهُودُ أَنْ لَا تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّکَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُکُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي قَالُوا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا بِأَنْ لَا يَزَالَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنْ اتَّبَعْنَاکَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4093
It was narrated that Safwan bin ‘Assal said: “A Jew said to his companion: ‘Let us go to this Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ His companion said to him: ‘Do not say Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم; if he hears you, he will become big- headed.’ So they came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: ‘Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba(usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.’ They kissed his hands and feet and said: ‘We bear witness that you are a Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ He said: ‘What is keeping you from following me?’ They said: ‘Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم among his descendents, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020