" And warn thy nearest kindred" (and thy group of selected people among them) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set off till he climbed Safa' and called loudly: Be on your guard! They said: Who is it calling aloud? They said: Muhammad. They gathered round him, and he said: O sons of so and so, O sons of so and so, O sons of 'Abd Manaf, O sons of 'Abd al-Muttalib, and they gathered around him. He (the Apostle) said: If I were to inform you that there were horsemen emerging out of the foot of this mountain, would you believe me? They said: We have not experienced any lie from you. He said: Well, I am a warner to you before a severe torment. He (the narrator) said that Abu Lahab then said: Destruction to you! Is it for this you have gathered us? He (the Holy Prophet) then stood up, and this verse was revealed:" Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and he indeed perished" (cxi. 1). A'mash recited this to the end of the Sura. (Using translation from Muslim 208a)   

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ} [الشعراء 214] وَرَهْطَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى صَعِدَ الصَّفَا فَهَتَفَ وَاصَبَاحَاهُ فَقَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَهْتِفُ؟ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي فُلَانٍ يَا بَنِي فُلَانٍ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَوْ أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ أَنَّ خَيْلًا تَخْرُجُ بِسَفْحِ هَذَا الْجَبَلِ أَكُنْتُمْ مُصَدِّقِيَّ؟ قَالُوا مَا جَرَّبْنَا عَلَيْكَ كَذِبًا قَالَ فَإِنِّي نَذِيرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ تَبًّا لَكَ مَا جَمَعْتَنَا إِلَّا لِهَذَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ (تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَقَدْ تَبَّ) كَذَا قَرَأَ الْأَعْمَشُ إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ  

[Machine] When this verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred. And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers" [Surah Ash-Shuara 215], the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I knew that if I started with it, some of my people would have disliked it. So, I remained silent about it. Then, Jibreel (Gabriel) ﷺ came to me and said, 'O Muhammad, if you do not do what your Lord has commanded you, your Lord will punish you.' Then he mentioned a story about their gathering and his warning to them."  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [الشعراء 215] قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَرَفْتُ أَنِّي إِنْ بَادَأْتُ بِهَا قَوْمِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْهُمْ مَا أَكْرَهُ فَصَمَتُّ عَلَيْهَا فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ رَبُّكَ عَذَّبَكَ رَبُّكَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قِصَّةً فِي جَمْعِهِمْ وَإِنْذَارِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ following the people in their homes, inviting them to Allah, while behind him was a man saying, "O people, do not be deceived by your religion and the religion of your fathers." I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "His uncle, Abu Lahab."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِذِي الْمَجَازِ يَتْبَعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ وَوَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ عَنْ دِينِكُمْ وَدِينِ آبَائِكُمْ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ  

I asked ʿAbdullah bin ʿAmr bin Al-ʿAs to inform me of the worst thing the pagans had done to Allah's Apostle. He said: "While Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying in the courtyard of the Kaʿba, ʿUqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and seized Messenger of Allah ﷺ by the shoulder and twisted his garment round his neck and throttled him severely. Abu Bakr came and seized ʿUqba's shoulder and threw him away from Allah's Apostle and said, "Would you kill a man because he says: 'My Lord is Allah,' and has come to you with clear Signs from your Lord?" (40.28) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4815)   

حَدِّثْنِي بِأَشَدِّ شَيْءٍ صَنَعَهُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَلَوَى ثَوْبَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ فَخَنَقَهُ خَنْقًا شَدِيدًا فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَأَخَذَ بِمَنْكِبَيْهِ فَدَفَعَهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللهُ وَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ؟  

ʿAbdullah bin Masʿud said, "While Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying beside the Kaʿba, there were some Quraish people sitting in a gathering. One of them said, 'Don't you see this (who does deeds just to show off)? Who amongst you can go and bring the dung, blood and the Abdominal contents (intestines, etc.) of the slaughtered camels of the family of so and so and then wait till he prostrates and put that in between his shoulders?' The most unfortunate amongst them (ʿUqba bin Abi Mu'ait) went (and brought them) and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated, he put them between his shoulders. The Prophet remained in prostration and they laughed so much so that they fell on each other. A passerby went to Fatima, who was a young girl in those days. She came running and the Prophet ﷺ was still in prostration. She removed them and cursed upon the Quraish on their faces. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ completed his prayer, he said, 'O Allah! Take revenge on Quraish.' He said so thrice and added, 'O Allah! take revenge on ʿAmr bin Hisham, ʿUtba bin Rabiʿa, Shaiba bin Rabiʿa, Al-Walid bin ʿUtba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, ʿUqba bin Abi Mu'ait and ʿUmar a bin Al-Walid." ʿAbdullah added, "By Allah! I saw all of them dead in the battle field on the day of Badr and they were dragged and thrown in the Qalib (a well) at Badr: Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, 'Allah's curse has descended upon the people of the Qalib (well). (Using translation from Bukhārī 520)   

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَجَمِيعُ قُرَيْشٍ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِذْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ أَلَا تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى هَذَا الْمُرَائِي؟ أَيُّكُمْ يَقُومُ إِلَى جَزُورِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ فَيَعْمِدُ إِلَى فَرْثِهَا وَدَمِهَا وَسَلَاهَا فَيَجِيءُ بِهِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ؟ فَانْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا فَجَاءَ بِهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ وَثَبَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَاجِدًا وَضَحِكُوا حَتَّى مَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ مِنَ الضَّحِكِ فَانْطَلَقَ مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ ؓ وَهِيَ جُوَيْرِيَةٌ فَأَقْبَلَتْ تَسْعَى حَتَّى أَلْقَتْهُ عَنْهُ وَأَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ تَسُبُّهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ بِقُرَيْشٍ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ سَمَّى اللهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ بِعَمْرِو بْنِ هِشَامٍ وَبِعُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَالْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَأُمَيَّةَ بْنِ خَلَفٍ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَعُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُمْ صَرْعَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ يُسْحَبُونَ إِلَى قَلِيبِ بَدْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَتْبِعْ أَصْحَابَ الْقَلِيبِ لَعْنَةً  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to guard himself until this verse was revealed: "O Messenger, convey whatever has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, you will not have conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people." [Surah Al-Ma'idah: 67] So, the Prophet ﷺ raised his head from the dome and said, "O people, go away, Allah has protected me." And according to the narration of Al-Hilali, he said to them, "O people, Ash-Shafi'i said that Allah will protect you from being killed by them until you convey what has been revealed to you. So, he conveyed what he was commanded, and the people mocked him. Then the verse was revealed: "So, declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists. Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers." [Surah Al-Hijr: 95]  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحْرَسُ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ وَاللهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ} [المائدة 67] فَأَخْرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الْقُبَّةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ انْصَرِفُوا فَقَدْ عَصَمَنِي اللهُ وَرِوَايَةُ الْهِلَالِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنْ قَتْلِهِمْ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوكَ حَتَّى تُبَلِّغَهُمْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَبَلَّغَ مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ فَاسْتَهْزَأَ بِهِ قَوْمٌ فَنَزَلَ {فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ} [الحجر 95]  

[Machine] "The mockers are Al-Walid bin Al-Mughira, Al-Aswad bin Abd Yaghooth Al-Zuhri, Al-Aswad bin Al-Muttalib, Abu Zam'a from the Banu Asad bin Abdul Uzza, Al-Harith bin Aytal Al-Sahmi, and Al-Aas bin Wail. Gabriel came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ complaining about them. He saw Al-Walid bin Al-Mughira and gestured towards his chin and asked, 'What did you do?' The Prophet replied, 'I silenced him.' Then he saw Al-Aswad bin Al-Muttalib and gestured towards his eyes and asked the same question, to which the Prophet replied, 'I silenced him.' Gabriel also gestured towards the head of Al-Aswad bin Abd Yaghooth Al-Zuhri, and the Prophet responded, 'I silenced him.' When he passed by Al-Aas bin Wail, Gabriel gestured towards his toes and asked the same question. The Prophet replied, 'I silenced him.' As for Al-Walid bin Al-Mughira, he encountered a man from the tribe of Khuzayah while he was sharpening his spear, and it accidentally pierced his chin. As for Al-Aswad bin Al-Muttalib, he went blind. Some say he used to say, 'Go down, Samura,' and then he would say, 'O my sons, don't you protect me?' They would reply, 'We don't see anything.' His blindness continued until he died. As for Al-Aswad bin Abd Yaghooth Al-Zuhri, wounds appeared on his head, and he died from them. As for Al-Harith bin Aytal, he was affected by yellow water in his stomach, and his intestines came out, causing his death. As for Al-Aas bin Wail, one day as he was walking, a splinter entered his head and filled it up, causing his death. Others say that he rode a donkey to At-Tā'if and a thorn entered his foot and killed him."  

الْمُسْتَهْزِئُونَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَالْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ يَغُوثَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَالْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَأَبُو زَمْعَةَ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَيْطَلٍ السَّهْمِيُّ وَالْعَاصِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ شَكَاهُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَرَاهُ الْوَلِيدَ أَبَا عَمْرِو بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَأَوْمَأَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى أَبْجَلِهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ كُفِيتُهُ ثُمَّ أَرَاهُ الْأَسْوَدَ بْنَ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَوْمَى جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ كُفِيتُهُ ثُمَّ أَرَاهُ الْأَسْوَدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ يَغُوثَ الزُّهْرِيَّ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَى رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ كُفِيتُهُ وَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَاصِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَى أَخْمَصِهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ كُفِيتُهُ فَأَمَّا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَمَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ وَهُوَ يَرْيِشُ نَبْلًا لَهُ فَأَصَابَ أَبْجَلَهُ فَقَطَعَهَا وَأَمَّا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَعَمِيَ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ عَمِيَ هَكَذَا وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ نَزَلَ تَحْتَ سَمُرَةٍ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ يَا بَنِيَّ أَلَا تَدْفَعُونَ عَنِّي؟ قَدْ قُتِلْتُ فَجَعَلُوا يَقُولُونَ مَا نَرَى شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى عَمِيَتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَأَمَّا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ يَغُوثَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَخَرَجَ فِي رَأْسِهِ قُرُوحٌ فَمَاتَ مِنْهَا وَأَمَّا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَيْطَلٍ فَأَخَذَهُ الْمَاءُ الْأَصْفَرُ فِي بَطْنِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ خُرْؤُهُ مِنْ فِيهِ فَمَاتَ مِنْهَا وَأَمَّا الْعَاصِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ يَوْمًا إِذْ دَخَلَ فِي رَأْسِهِ شِبْرِقَةٌ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَتْ مِنْهَا فَمَاتَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ فَرَكِبَ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَرَبَضَ بِهِ عَلَى شِبْرِقَةٍ فَدَخَلَتْ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمِهِ شَوْكَةٌ فَقَتَلَتْهُ  

[Machine] Indeed, Allah recites peace upon you and says, "If you wish, the Safa will turn into gold. But whoever disbelieves after that, I will punish him with a punishment that I do not inflict upon anyone else in the entire world. And if you wish, I will open for them the door of repentance and mercy." He said, "Rather, O Lord, repentance and mercy."  

إِنْ اللهُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَيَقُولُ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَصْبَحَ الصَّفَا ذَهَبًا فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَذَّبْتُهُ عَذَابًا لَا أُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَحْتُ لَهُمْ بَابَ التَّوْبَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ قَالَ بَلْ يَا رَبِّ التَّوْبَةَ وَالرَّحْمَةَ  

[Machine] About Abu Al-A'la "So be patient as the brave were patient. Noah, Hud and Ibrahim were commanded to be patient like those before them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the fourth. Noah said, "If my conduct with you and my reminding you of the signs of Allah have hurt you..." [Yunus 71], and so on until the end. He showed them the contradiction. Hud said when they said, "We see nothing but that you are afflicted by one of our evil spells..." [Hud 54], and so on. He showed them the contradiction. Ibrahim said, "Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim" [Al-Mumtahanah 4], and so on. He showed them the contradiction. Muhammad said, "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke besides Allah" [Al-An'am 56]. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood at the Kaaba and recited it to the polytheists, showing them the contradiction.  

عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ {فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُولُو الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ} نُوحٌ وَهودٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصْبِرَ كَمَا صَبَرَ هَؤُلَاءِ فَكَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَابِعُهُمْ قَالَ نُوحٌ {إِنْ كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَقَامِي وَتَذْكِيرِي بِآيَاتِ اللهِ} [يونس 71] إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَأَظْهَرَ لَهُمُ الْمُفَارَقَةَ وَقَالَ هُودٌ حِينَ قَالُوا {إِنْ نَقُولُ إِلَّا اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ آلِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ} [هود 54] الْآيَةَ فَأَظْهَرَ لَهُمُ الْمُفَارَقَةَ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ {قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ} [الممتحنة 4] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَأَظْهَرَ لَهُمُ الْمُفَارَقَةَ وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ {إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ} [الأنعام 56] فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ يَقْرَؤُهَا عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَظْهَرَ لَهُمُ الْمُفَارَقَةَ