Hadith #555
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ ابْنِ ذَرٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَزُورُن
َا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ { وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا } قَالَ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الْجَوَابَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن
ابن ذر
أبيه
سعيد بن جبير
ابن عباس
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Sa'id ibn Jubayr — that the Prophet ﷺ said to Jibril: 'What prevents you from visiting us more often than you do?' Then the verse was revealed: 'And we [angels] do not descend except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us and what is in between, and your Lord is never forgetful [19:64].' And that was the answer to Muhammad (ﷺ).
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 555
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3193
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39583