Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #52247

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: When Khaybar was conquered, a sheep that had poison was given as a gift to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: Gather for me whoever of the Jews is here, so they gathered for him, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to them: I am I ask you about something, are you telling the truth about it? They said: Yes, Abu al-Qasim. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to them: Who is your father? They said: So-and-so, and the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, “You have lied. Rather, your father is so-and-so.” They said, “I told the truth and justified.” He said, “Are you telling the truth about anything?” “If I ask you about him,” they will say, “Yes, Abul-Qasim.” And if we deny you, you will know him as you knew about our father. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to them. And he was safe from the people of Hell. They said, “We will remain in it for a short time, then you will leave us behind in it.” The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to them, “Be humble.” In it, by God, we will never differ from you in it. Then he said to them, “Do you believe me about anything? If I asked you about it, they said, ‘Yes, O Abu al-Qasim.’ He said: “Have you given poison to this sheep?” They said, “Yes,” and he said, “What made you do that?” They said, “We wanted to take comfort from you if you were a liar, and if you were a prophet, it would not harm you.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari