Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When this verse was revealed: "Say: He is able to send upon you a punishment from above you," the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'A'udhu billahi min dhalik' (I seek refuge in Allah from that). (Then when this part was revealed:) "or from beneath your feet," the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'A'udhu billahi min dhalik' (I seek refuge in Allah from that). (Then when this part was revealed:) "or confound you in sects (and make you fight one another)," he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is easier." And had he (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge from it too, Allah would have granted him refuge.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Khalid bin Yazid except Ibn Lahi'ah."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 9068
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 4628، 7313، 7406، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 7220، والنسائي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 7684، 11099، 11100، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 3065، وسعيد بن منصور فى «سننه» برقم: 882، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 14537، والحميدي فى «مسنده» برقم: 1296، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 1829، 1967، 1982، 1983»