Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 58
عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ قَالَ: قَالَ يَهُودِيٌّ لصَاحبه اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِي فَقَالَ صَاحِبُهُ لَا تَقُلْ نَبِيٌّ إِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمِعَكَ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَة أَعْيُنٍ فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَاهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُم: «لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا مُحصنَة وَلَا توَلّوا الْفِرَار يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً الْيَهُودَ أَنْ لَا تَعْتَدوا فِي السبت» . قَالَ فقبلوا يَده وَرجله فَقَالَا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تتبعوني قَالُوا إِن دَاوُد دَعَا ربه أَن لَا يزَال فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنْ تَبِعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا الْيَهُودُ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ
Ṣafwān ibn ʿAssāl reported: A Jewish man said to his companion, “Let us go to this Prophet.” His companion replied, “Do not call him a prophet; if he heard you, he would have four eyes.” They came to the Messenger of God and asked him about nine clear signs. He told them: “Do not associate anything with God; do not steal; do not commit adultery; do not kill a soul God has forbidden, except with right; do not bring an innocent person before a ruler so that he may kill him; do not practice magic; do not consume usury; do not accuse a chaste woman; do not flee on the day the forces meet; and, Jews in particular, do not transgress on the Sabbath.”
They kissed his hand and foot and said, “We testify that you are a prophet.” He asked, “What prevents you from following me?” They replied, “David prayed to his Lord that a prophet would always remain among his descendants. We fear that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.” Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasa’i transmitted it.