أَخْبَرَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَزْدِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيَمَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا
عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ
إِبْرَاهِيَمَ ، عَنْ
عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَرْثٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ ، فَمَرَّ بِنَفَرٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ : لَوْ سَأَلْتُمُوهُ ! فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : لا تَسْأَلُوهُ فَيُسْمِعَكُمْ مَا تَكْرَهُونَ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ، أَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ الرُّوحِ ، فَقَامَ سَاعَةً يَنْتَظِرُ الْوَحْيَ ، فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوحَى عَلَيْهِ ، فَتَأَخَّرْتُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى صَعِدَ الْوَحْيُ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلا قَلِيل سورة الإسراء آية 85 .
Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once I was passing through a field in Madinah Munawwarah with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking, leaning on a branch of a date palm. Some Jews passed by, and one of them said to the other: If you ask him a question (it would be appropriate). The other said: Do not ask him, for he may give you an answer that you would not like. Then they said: O Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)! Tell us about the soul. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a while, waiting for revelation. I realized that revelation was being sent down upon him, so I moved back from him. When the revelation was completed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "They ask you concerning the soul. Say: The soul is from the command of my Lord, and you have been given only a little knowledge."