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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
أول مسند ابن عباس
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
أَوَّلُ مُسْنَدِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
Musnad Abi Ya'la 2501 — Quraysh said to the Jews: 'Give us something
حَدَّثَنَا مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْمَرْزُبَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: " قَالَتُ قُرَيْشٌ لِيَهُودَ: أَعْطُونَا شَيْئًا نَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ. فَقَالَتْ: سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ. فَسَأَلُوهُ وَنَزَلَتْ {وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا} [الإسراء: 85] قَالُوا: لَمْ نُؤْتَ نَحْنُ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا، وَقَدْ أُوتِينَا التَّوْرَاةَ وَمَنْ يُؤْتَ التَّوْرَاةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا. فَنَزَلَتْ {قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي} [الكهف: 109] "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Quraysh said to the Jews: 'Give us something that we can ask this man (that is, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)) about.' They advised: 'Ask him about the spirit (ruh).' So when they asked him (peace and blessings be upon him), this noble verse was revealed: 'And they ask you about the spirit. Say: The spirit is from the command of my Lord, and you have been given of knowledge only a little.' At this the Jews said (in objection): 'Have we been given only a little knowledge? Yet we have been given the Torah, and whoever has been given the Torah has certainly been given much good (a very great blessing).' Then this blessed verse was revealed: 'Say: If the sea were ink for (writing) the words of my Lord (it would run out, but the words of my Lord would not run out).'"
