Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:11645 حَدَّثَنَا الْمُنْتَصِرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَصِرِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْحَمَّالُ ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ حُيَيُّ بْنُ أَخْطَبَ وَكَعْبُ بْنُ الْأَشْرَفِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَحَالَفُوهُمْ عَلَى قِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا لَهُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ الْقَدِيمِ وَأَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَأَخْبِرُونَا عَنَّا وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالُوا وَمَا أَنْتُمْ وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ نَنْحَرُ الْكَوْمَاءَ وَنَسْقِي اللَّبَنَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ونَفُكُّ الْعناةَ وَنَسْقِي الْحَجِيجَ ونَصِلُ الْأَرْحَامَ قَالُوا فَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ؟ قَالُوا صنبورٌ قَطَعَ أَرْحامَنا وَاتَّبَعَهُ سُرَّاقُ الْحَجِيجِ بَنُو غِفَارٍ قَالُوا بَلْ أَنْتُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَى سَبِيلًا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated that Huyayy ibn Akhtab and Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf came to Makkah to the Quraysh and allied with them against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). They said to them: 'You are the people of ancient knowledge and the people of the Book. Tell us about us and about Muhammad.' They said: 'What are you and what is Muhammad?' They said: 'We slaughter fine she-camels, give milk mixed with water, free captives, give drink to the pilgrims, and maintain ties of kinship.' They said: 'And what is Muhammad?' They said: 'A rootless outcast who has cut off our kinship ties and is followed by the thieves of the pilgrims, the Banu Ghifar.' They said: 'Rather, you are better than him and more guided in path.' So Allah the Exalted revealed: 'Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Book, who believe in superstition and false deities,' to the end of the verse.