Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْعِجْلِيُّ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ هَيْئَةٌ رَأَيْنَاهُ عِنْدَ حَسَنٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلَتْ يَهُودُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ خَمْسَةِ أَشْيَاءَ فَإِنْ أَنْبَأْتَنَا بِهِنَّ عَرَفْنَا أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ وَاتَّبَعْنَاكَ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَخَذَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى بَنِيهِ إِذْ قَالُوا { اللَّهُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ } قَالَ هَاتُوا قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ عَلَامَةِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ تَنَامُ عَيْنَاهُ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبُهُ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا كَيْفَ تُؤَنِّثُ الْمَرْأَةُ وَكَيْفَ تُذْكِرُ قَالَ يَلْتَقِي الْمَاءَانِ فَإِذَا عَلَا مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ مَاءَ الْمَرْأَةِ أَذْكَرَتْ وَإِذَا عَلَا مَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ آنَثَتْ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ قَالَ كَانَ يَشْتَكِي عِرْقَ النَّسَا فَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئًا يُلَائِمُهُ إِلَّا أَلْبَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن أَحْمَد قَالَ أَبِي قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَعْنِي الْإِبِلَ فَحَرَّمَ لُحُومَهَا قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا مَا هَذَا الرَّعْدُ قَالَ مَلَكٌ مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُوَكَّلٌ بِالسَّحَابِ بِيَدِهِ أَوْ فِي يَدِهِ مِخْرَاقٌ مِنْ نَارٍ يَزْجُرُ بِهِ السَّحَابَ يَسُوقُهُ حَيْثُ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا فَمَا هَذَا الصَّوْتُ الَّذِي يُسْمَعُ قَالَ صَوْتُهُ قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ إِنَّمَا بَقِيَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ وَهِيَ الَّتِي نُبَايِعُكَ إِنْ أَخْبَرْتَنَا بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا لَهُ مَلَكٌ يَأْتِيهِ بِالْخَبَرِ فَأَخْبِرْنَا مَنْ صَاحِبكَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام قَالُوا جِبْرِيلُ ذَاكَ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ بِالْحَرْبِ وَالْقِتَالِ وَالْعَذَابِ عَدُوُّنَا لَوْ قُلْتَ مِيكَائِيلَ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَالنَّبَاتِ وَالْقَطْرِ لَكَانَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِجِبْرِيلَ } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةَ.
English Translation
The Jews came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: 'O Abu al-Qasim, we will ask you about five things. If you inform us about them, we will know that you are a prophet and follow you.' He took from them a covenant as Israel had taken from his sons when they said: 'Allah is a witness over what we say.' He said: 'Ask.' They said: 'Tell us about the sign of a prophet.' He said: 'His eyes sleep but his heart does not sleep.' They said: 'Tell us how a woman bears a female and how she bears a male.' He said: 'The two fluids meet; if the man's fluid prevails over the woman's, it produces a male, and if the woman's fluid prevails, it produces a female.' They said: 'Tell us what Israel prohibited upon himself.' He said: 'He used to suffer from sciatica, and he found nothing that suited him except the milk of such-and-such' — Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: My father said: Some said it means camels — 'so he prohibited their meat.' They said: 'You have spoken the truth.' They said: 'Tell us what this thunder is.' He said: 'An angel from among the angels of Allah, entrusted with the clouds. In his hand — or in his hand — is a fiery instrument (mikhraaq) with which he drives the clouds, directing them wherever Allah commands.' They said: 'Then what is this sound that is heard?' He said: 'His voice.' They said: 'You have spoken the truth. Only one question remains, and it is the one for which we will give you our allegiance if you answer it — for there is no prophet except that he has an angel who brings him news. Tell us who is your companion (angel).' He said: 'Jibril (Gabriel), peace be upon him.' They said: 'Jibril! That is the one who descends with war, fighting, and punishment — he is our enemy! Had you said Mika'il (Michael), who descends with mercy, vegetation, and rain, it would have been (different).' Then Allah the Almighty revealed: 'Whoever is an enemy to Jibril' — to the end of the verse (2:97).