"A Jew said to his companion: 'Let us go to this Prophet.' His companion said to him: 'Do not say Prophet; if he hears you, he will become big-headed.' So they came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba (usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.' They kissed his hands and feet and said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' He said: 'What is keeping you from following me?' They said: 'Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet among his descendants, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.'"  

يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ لاَ تَقُلْ نَبِيٌّ لَوْ سَمِعَكَ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَسَأَلاَهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ وَلاَ تَسْحَرُوا وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلاَ تَقْذِفُوا الْمُحْصَنَةَ وَلاَ تَوَلَّوْا يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً يَهُودُ أَنْ لاَ تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي قَالُوا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا بِأَنْ لاَ يَزَالَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنِ اتَّبَعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Accompany us to this Prophet.' So his companion said: 'Do not say: "Prophet". For if he hears you (say that) then he will be very happy.' So they went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to question him about nine clear signs. So he said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, nor steal, nor commit unlawful intercourse, nor take a life which Allah has made prohibited prohibited, except for what is required (in the law), nor hasten to damage the reputation of one of power so that he will be killed, nor practice magic, nor consume Riba, nor falsely accuse the chaste woman, nor turn to flee on the day of the march, and for you Jews particularly, to not violate the Sabbath.'" He said: "So they kissed his hands and his feet, and they said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' So he ﷺ said: 'Then what prevents you from following me?' They said: 'Because Dawud supplicated to his Lord that his offspring never be devoid of Prophets and we feared that if we follow you then the Jews will kill us.'"  

يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ صَاحِبُهُ لاَ تَقُلْ نَبِيٌّ إِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمِعَكَ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلاَ تَسْحَرُوا وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلاَ تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً وَلاَ تُوَلُّوا الْفِرَارَ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً الْيَهُودَ أَنْ لاَ تَعْتَدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ قَالَ فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَهُ وَرِجْلَهُ فَقَالاَ نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي قَالُوا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ لاَ يَزَالَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنْ تَبِعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا الْيَهُودُ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Accompany us to this Prophet.' So his companion said: 'Do not say: "Prophet," for if he hears you calling him a Prophet then he will be happy.' So they went to the Prophet ﷺ to question him about Allah, the Most High, saying: And indeed we gave Musa nine clear signs (17:101). So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, nor commit unlawful intercourse, nor take a life which Allah has made prohibited, except for what is required (in the law), nor steal, nor practice magic, nor hasten to damage the reputation of an innocent person in front of a ruler, so that he will be killed, nor consume Riba, nor falsely accuse the chaste woman, nor turn to flee on the day of the march (i.e. flee from war).' - Shu'bah was in doubt - 'and for you Jews particularly, to not violate the Sabbath.'" He said: "So they kissed his hands and his feet and they said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' So he said: 'Then what prevents you from accepting Islam?' They said: 'Because Dawud supplicated to his Lord, that his offspring never be devoid of Prophets, and we feared that if we follow you then the Jews will kill us.'"  

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ نَسْأَلُهُ فَقَالَ لاَ تَقُلْ لَهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ سَمِعَنَا نَقُولُ نَبِيٌّ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ فَأَتَيَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ ( وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ ) فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَسْحَرُوا وَلاَ تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى سُلْطَانٍ فَيَقْتُلَهُ وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلاَ تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً وَلاَ تَفِرُّوا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ وَعَلَيْكُمُ الْيَهُودَ خَاصَّةً أَنْ لاَ تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ فَقَبَّلاَ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالاَ نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمَا أَنْ تُسْلِمَا قَالاَ إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا اللَّهَ أَنْ لاَ يَزَالَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنْ أَسْلَمْنَا أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا الْيَهُودُ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Let us go to this Prophet.' His companion said to him: 'Do not say Prophet; if he hears you, he will become big-headed.' So they came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba (usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.' They kissed his hands and feet and said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' He said: 'What is keeping you from following me?' They said: 'Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet among his descendants, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4078)   

يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّحَتَّى نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ} [الإسراء 101] فَقَالَ لَا تَقُلْ لَهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ سَمِعَكَ صَارَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ أَعْيُنٍ فَسَأَلَاهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً أَوْ قَالَ تَفِرُّوا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ شُعْبَةُ الشَّاكُّ وَأَنْتُمْ يَا يَهُودُ عَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً أَنْ لَا تَعْتَدُوا قَالَ يَزِيدُ تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ فَقَبَّلَا يَدَهُ وَرِجْلَهُ قَالَ يَزِيدُ فَقَبَّلَا يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمَا أَنْ تَتَّبِعَانِي قَالَا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ دَعَا أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخْشَى قَالَ يَزِيدُ إِنْ أَسْلَمْنَا أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Let us go to this Prophet.' His companion said to him: 'Do not say Prophet; if he hears you, he will become big-headed.' So they came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba (usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.' They kissed his hands and feet and said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' He said: 'What is keeping you from following me?' They said: 'Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet among his descendants, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4078)   

يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ} [الإسراء 101] فَقَالَ لَا تَقُولُوا لَهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمِعَكَ لَصَارَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ قَالَ فَسَأَلَاهُ فَقَالَ «لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً وَأَنْتُمْ يَا يَهُودُ عَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً أَلَا تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ» فَقَبَّلَا يَدَهُ وَرِجْلَهُ وَقَالَا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُسْلِمَا؟» قَالَا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ دَعَا أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخْشَى أَنْ يَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Let us go to this Prophet.' His companion said to him: 'Do not say Prophet; if he hears you, he will become big-headed.' So they came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba (usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.' They kissed his hands and feet and said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' He said: 'What is keeping you from following me?' They said: 'Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet among his descendants, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4078)   

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ لَا تَقُلْ لَهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ سَمِعَكَ صَارَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ فَانْطَلَقَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَاهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ} فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا الْمُحْصَنَةَ وَلَا تَفِرُّوا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً يَهُودُ أَنْ لَا تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ» فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَهُ وَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ «فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي؟» قَالُوا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنِ اتَّبَعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ  

"A Jew said to his companion: 'Let us go to this Prophet.' His companion said to him: 'Do not say Prophet; if he hears you, he will become big-headed.' So they came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and asked him about nine clear signs. He said to them: 'Do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not kill any soul whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except by right, do not speak falsely about an innocent man before a ruler, do not engage in magic, do not consume Riba (usury), do not slander chaste women, and do not flee on the day of the march (to battle). And for you Jews especially, do not break the Sabbath.' They kissed his hands and feet and said: 'We bear witness that you are a Prophet.' He said: 'What is keeping you from following me?' They said: 'Dawud prayed that there would always be a Prophet among his descendants, and we are afraid that if we follow you, the Jews will kill us.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4078)   

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ قَالَ لَا يَسْمَعَنَّ هَذَا فَيَصِيرُ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنَ فَأَتَيَاهُ فَسَأَلَاهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا وَلَا تَزْنُوا وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا الْمُحْصَنَةَ وَلَا تَفِرُّوا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَلَا تُمَشُّوا مُبَرَىءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِتَقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ لِتُهْلِكُوهُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً يَهُوَدُ أَنْ لَا تَعْدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ فَقَبَّلَا يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكُمَا مِنِ اتِّبَاعِي؟ فَقَالَا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخْشَى إِنِ اتَّبَعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا الْيَهُوَدُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ مَرَّةً وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا الْمُحْصَنَةَ أَوْ لَا تَفِرُّوا مِنَ الزَّحْفِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ شَكّ شُعْبَةُ  

"لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِالله شَيئًا، وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا، وَلَا تَزْنُوا، وَلَا تَقتلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بالحَقِّ، وَلَا تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيء إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ، وَلَا تَسْحَرُوا، وَلَا تَأكُلُوا الربا، وَلَا تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً، وَلَا تُوَلُّوا يَوْمَ الزَّحْف، وَعَلَيكُم خَاصَّة الْيَهُودِ أَنْ لا تَعْتَدُوا في السَّبْتِ".  

"عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ قَالَ: قَالَ يَهُودىّ لِصاحِبِه: اذْهَبْ بنا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبىِّ، فَقالَ صَاحِبُهُ لاَ تَقُلْ نَبِىٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ قَدْ سَمِعَكَ كانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ أَعْيُنٍ، فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ الله ﷺ فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنْ تِسعْ آيَاتٍ بيِّنَاتٍ، فَقَالَ: لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِالله شَيْئًا، وَلاَ تَزْنُوا، وَلاَ

تَسْرِقُوا، وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتى حَرَمَ الله إِلاَّ بالحَقِّ، وَلاَ تَمْشُوا إِلَى سُلطَان بِبَرِئ فَيَقْتُلَهُ، وَلاَ تَسْحِرُوا، وَلاَ تَأكُلُوا الرِّبا، وَلاَ تَقْذفُوا المُحْصَنَةَ، وَلاَ تُوَلُّوا الفِرَار يَوْمَ الزَّحْف، وَعَلَيْكُمْ - خَاصَّةً يهود - لاَ تَعدُوا في السَّبْتِ، فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ، وَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِىٌّ، قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونى؟ قَالاَ: إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا (أَن) (*) لاَ يَزَال فِى ذُرِّيَّتِه نَبِىٌّ، وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا يَهُودُ".