Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Barqi from Ahmad b. al-Nasr. He said: Abu Jamila al-Mufaddal b. Salih narrated to me from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata from `Ali . He said:

The Jews came to a woman from among them named `Abda. They said to her: O `Abda! As you know, Muhammad has destroyed the pillar of the Children of Israel and destroyed Judaism. The elites of the Children of Israel have prepared this poison for him, and they have come to you to have you poison him with this sheep. So, `Abda roasted the sheep and gathered the leaders in her house. She came to the Messenger of Allah (s) and said: O Muhammad! I have done what is obligatory for me [as your neighbour]. I have the leaders of the Jews present, so distinguish me with your companions. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) went with `Ali , Abu Dujana, Abu Ayyub, Sahl b. Hanif, and a group of Muhajirin. When they entered and the sheep was brought out, the Jews covered their noses with wool, stood on their feet and leaned on their staffs. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said to them: Sit down. So, they said: When a prophet visits us, none of us are to sit down. We would hate to have the harm of our breath reach you. The Jews had lied – may Allah curse them. Rather, they only did that out of fear of the poison and its steam. When the sheep was placed in front of him, its shoulder spoke, saying: Stop, Muhammad. Do not eat me, for I am poisoned. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) called for `Abda and said to her: What caused you do to this! So, she said: I said [to myself]: “If he were a prophet, then it would not harm him. If he were a liar or a sorcerer, then my people will be relieved from him.” So, Gabriel came down and said: The Peace recites the salaam to you and says: “Say: In the name of Allah, by which every believer calls, and by which every believer reaches glory. By His light, which illuminates the heavens and the Earth. By His power, which subjugates every arrogant tyrant and relinquishes every rebellious devil from the evil of poison, sorcery, and deceit. In the name of the High, the King, the Alone, besides whom there is no other god, ‘We have sent down of the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers, and it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.’ (17:82)” So, the Prophet (s) said that, and he ordered his companions [to say that as well]; so they said that. Then, he said: Eat. Then, he ordered them to stop.