The Story of the Jew who defied him
Imâm Ahmad narrated on the authority of Safwân bin ‘Assâl who said: “Once a Jew said to his companion, let’s go to the Prophet and ask him about this verse:
“And indeed We gave to Mûsâ (Moses) nine clear signs.” (17:101). They went and asked the Prophet , who replied saying: “Do no associate anything in worship with Allâh, do not steal, do not commit adultery, kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just cause, do not practice magic, do not eat Ribâ (usury), do not take an innocent man to someone in authority to kill him, and do not accuse chaste women” or he said (as the narrator was uncertain): “Do not run away from the battle field”. He then added “And specially, you, the JewsTransgress not (by doing worldly works on) the Sabbath (Saturday).” Safwân added: “They both kissed his hands and feet and said: “We bear witness that you are a Prophet.” The Messenger of Allâh then said to them: “What stops you from following me?” They said: “Dawûd – may the peace of Allâh be upon him- invoked Allâh that there will always be a Prophet from his offspring, and we fear that if we embrace Islâm that the Jews may kill us.”
However it seems that the narrator of the Hadîth, has mixed up the ten commandments (which are actually mentioned in the Hadîth and the nine signs mentioned in the verse, which are the stick of Mûsâ (Moses), his hand that turned white, the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, the blood, the draught, and the shortage of fruits (and crops..), (most of them are mentioned in Surah al-A’râf “7:130-133”.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 