9. Kūfans
٩۔ مسند الكوفيين
[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ in the pre-Islamic era at the market of Thul-Majaz, saying, "O people, say, 'There is no deity but Allah,' and you will prosper." The people were gathered around him, and behind him was a man who had shining face and was accompanied by two men with curly hair. He was saying, "He (the Prophet) is a lying sorcerer, and he is followed wherever he goes." I asked about him and they informed me about the lineage of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told me that he was his uncle, Abu Lahab.
رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا وَالنَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَوَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ أَحْوَلُ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ يَتْبَعُهُ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرُوا لِي نَسَبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالُوا لِي هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ
[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention a hadith. So I said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib, and he is mentioning Prophethood.' I asked, 'Who is the one who denies him?' They said, 'This is his uncle, Abu Lahab.' Abu Zinad said, 'So I said to Rabee'ah ibn Abbad, 'You were young on that day.' He said, 'No, by Allah, on that day I understood that I bear animosity towards him.'"
رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُوَ يَذْكُرُ النُّبُوَّةَ قُلْتُمَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُهُ؟ قَالُوا هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ قَالَ أَبُو الزِّنَادِ فَقُلْتُ لِرَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ إِنَّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ كُنْتَ صَغِيرًا قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ إِنِّي يَوْمَئِذٍ لَأَعْقِلُ أَنِّي لَأَزْفِرُ الْقِرْبَةَ يَعْنِي أَحْمِلُهَا