Hadith No: 6
Al-Hakim al-Haskani - Shawaahid al-Tanzeel liqawa'idi al-Tafdeel
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (164)
175 - Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad narrated to me, who said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad narrated to us, who said: Isma'il ibn Abdullah ibn Khalid narrated to us, who said: Ahmad ibn Harb al-Zahid narrated to us, from Salih ibn Abdullah al-Tirmidhi, who said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, from al-Kalbi, from Abu Salih, from Ibn Abbas, regarding Allah's statement, exalted be He: {Indeed, the example of Isa in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam} (Surah Al-Imran 3:59). He claimed that a delegation from Najran came to Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah, in Medina, consisting of Sayyid, al-Harith, and Abd al-Masih. They said, "O Muhammad, why do you not mention our companion?" He replied, "Who is your companion?" They said, "Isa ibn Maryam. Do you claim he is a servant?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "He is a servant of Allah and His messenger." They said, "Have you seen or heard of any servant among Allah's creations like him?" The Prophet of Allah turned away from them, and Gabriel (peace be upon him) descended upon him and said: {Indeed, the example of Isa in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam: He created him from dust} (Surah Al-Imran 3:59). So they went to the Prophet of Allah and said, "Did you hear of anyone like our companion?" He replied, "Yes, the Prophet of Allah, Adam. Allah created him from dust and then said to him, 'Be,' and he was." They said, "It is not as you say."
Then Allah revealed about him: {So whoever argues with you about him after knowledge has come to you, say, 'Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves' } (Surah Al-Imran 3:61). They said, "Yes, we will argue with you."
So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took the hands of his cousin Ali, Fatimah, and their children Hasan and Husayn, peace be upon them, and said, 'These are our sons, our women, and ourselves.' They intended to challenge him to a form of mutual cursing, but al-Harith said to Abd al-Masih, "What should we do about cursing him? If he is lying, cursing him will not change anything, and if he is telling the truth, we will be destroyed if we curse him." So they made peace with him on two thousand robes each year. It is claimed that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "By the One in whose hand is the life of Muhammad, if they had cursed me, no year would pass without one of them in their presence being destroyed by Allah, the Almighty." There are other routes from al-Kalbi and from Ibn Abbas. Haban ibn Ali al-Anazi, Muhammad ibn Fadl, and Yazid ibn Zuraiq narrated it from al-Kalbi.