To what extent is the narration sound, which mentions that the Quraysh asked the Jews of Medina about the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and they ordered them to ask him about the soul, and that if he said: it is from Allah, then how could Allah punish something of His, whereupon the verse was revealed: "And they ask you concerning the soul. Say: The soul is by the command of my Lord"? And are there any supporting evidences for it?

"The hadith in this context is not authentic, and Ibn al-Qayyim himself declared it weak because its chain of transmission is not reliable. It is from the tafsir of al-Suddi, from Abu Malik, and it contains objectionable elements. The context of this story in the question contradicts the accounts in all the authentic hadith collections and musnads, which differ from al-Suddi’s version. Authentic hadiths indicate that the question about the soul was posed directly by the Jews in Medina, not in Mecca."