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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 11993 — Abu Barzah al-Aslami was a soothsayer

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْحَوْطِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، ثنا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ كَاهِنًا يَقْضِي بَيْنَ الْيَهُودِ فِيمَا يَتَنَافَرُونَ إِلَيْهِ، فتنافرَ إِلَيْهِ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَتَحاكَمُوا إِلَى الطاغوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُوا أَنْ يَكْفُرُوا بِهِ} [النساء: ٦٠] ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ، {إِنْ أَرَدْنَا إِلَّا إِحْسَانًا} [النساء: ٦٢] "
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Abu Barzah al-Aslami was a soothsayer who judged among the Jews in the disputes they brought to him, and some people of the Muslims also took their disputes to him. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "Have you not seen those who claim that they believe in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you, yet they wish to seek judgement from the Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it" [Surah al-Nisa': 60] up to "We intended nothing but good and reconciliation" [Surah al-Nisa': 62].
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 11993
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 11، صفحہ 373، حدیث 12045