Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:12429 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْعِجْلِيُّ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلَتْ يَهُودُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ أَجَبْتَنَا فِيهَا اتَّبَعْنَاكَ وَصَدَّقْنَاكَ وَآمَنَّا بِكَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَخَذَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ قَالُوا اللهُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ عَلَامَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «تَنَامُ عَيْنَاهُ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبُهُ» قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا كَيْفَ تُؤَنِّثُ الْمَرْأَةُ وَكَيْفَ تُذْكِرُ؟ قَالَ «يَلْتَقِي الْمَاءَانِ فَإِنْ عَلَا مَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ آنَثَتْ وَإِنْ عَلَا مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ مَاءَ الْمَرْأَةِ أَذْكَرَتْ» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ الرَّعْدِ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ «مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُوَكَّلٌ بِالسَّحَابِ يَصْرِفُهُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللهُ» قَالُوا فَمَا هَذَا الصَّوْتُ الَّذِي يُسْمَعُ؟ قَالَ «زَجْرَةُ السَّحَابِ إِذَا زَجَرَهُ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُ» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرْنَا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ؟ قَالَ «كَانَ يَسْكُنُ الْبَدْوَ فَاشْتَكَى فَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئًا يُلَائِمُهُ إِلَّا لُحُومَ الْإِبِلِ وَأَلْبَانَهَا فَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَهَا» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرْنَا مَنِ الَّذِي يَأْتِيكَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَيَأْتِيهِ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ بِالرِّسَالَةِ وَالْوَحْيِ فَمَنْ صَاحِبُكَ؟ فَإِنَّمَا بَقِيَتْ هَذِهِ قَالَ «جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ» قَالُوا ذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ بِالْحَرْبِ وَالْقِتَالِ ذَلِكَ عَدُوُّنَا لَوْ قُلْتَ مِيكَائِيلُ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُ بِالْقَطْرِ تَابَعْنَاكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِجِبْرِيلَ} الْآيَةَ
English Translation
Jews came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 'O Abu al-Qasim, we will ask you about some things. If you answer them, we will follow you, believe you, and have faith in you.' He took the same covenant from them that Israel (Ya'qub) took upon himself. They said: 'Allah is witness to what we say.' They said: 'Tell us about the sign of the Prophet.' He said: 'His eyes sleep but his heart does not.' They said: 'Tell us how a woman conceives a female and how she conceives a male.' He said: 'The two fluids meet; if the woman's fluid prevails over the man's, it is a female, and if the man's fluid prevails over the woman's, it is a male.' They said: 'You speak the truth.' They said: 'Tell us about thunder, what is it?' He said: 'An angel from the angels who is entrusted with the clouds, directing them wherever Allah wills.' They said: 'What is this sound that is heard?' He said: 'It is his driving of the clouds when he drives them until they reach where he has been commanded.' They said: 'You speak the truth.' They said: 'Tell us what Israel (Ya'qub) forbade upon himself.' He said: 'He lived in the desert and fell ill, and he found nothing that agreed with him except camel meat and milk, so for that reason he forbade them.' They said: 'You speak the truth.' They said: 'Tell us, who comes to you from the angels? For there is no prophet except that an angel comes to him with the message and revelation. Who is your companion? This is the only thing remaining.' He said: 'Jibril (peace be upon him).' They said: 'That is the one who comes down with war and fighting; he is our enemy. If you had said Mika'il, who comes down with rain, we would have followed you.' So Allah revealed: {Say: Whoever is an enemy to Jibril...} the verse.