"Abu Talib fell ill, so the Quraish went to see him, and the Prophet ﷺ went to see him. There was a gathering there with Abu Talib, so Abu Jahl stood up enraged, to prevent him (the Prophet ﷺ from entering)." He said: "He complained to Abu Talib. So he (Abu Talib) said: 'O my nephew! What is it that you want from your people?' He said: 'I only want one word from them, for which, if they were to say it, then the Arabs will become their followers, and the non-Arabs will pay Jizyah to them.' He said: 'One word?' He replied: 'One word.' So he said: 'O uncle! Let them say La Ilaha Illallah' so they replied: 'One God? We have not heard (the like) of this in the religion of these later days. This is nothing but an invention.'" He said: "So the (following) was revealed in the Qur'an about them: 'Sad. By the Qur'an full of reminding. Those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition...' up to His saying: 'We have not heard (the like) of this in the religion of these later days. This is nothing but an invention (38:1-7).'"  

مَرِضَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَجَاءَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَعِنْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مَجْلِسُ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ كَىْ يَمْنَعَهُ وَشَكَوْهُ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي إِلَيْهِمُ الْعَجَمُ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ يَا عَمِّ قُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَقَالُوا إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا؟ ( ما سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلاَّ اخْتِلاَقٌ ) قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فِيهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ (ص* وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ * بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (ما سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلاَّ اخْتِلاَقٌ )  

[Machine] Then Abu Talib sent (a message) to him, and the place of Abu Talib was at the position of a man. He feared that if the Prophet ﷺ entered upon his uncle, he would be humbled for him. So, he jumped up and sat in that gathering. When the Prophet ﷺ entered, he did not find any gathering except at the door, so he sat. Then Abu Talib said, "O son of my brother, indeed your people complain about you, they claim that you insult their gods and say and do such and such." The Prophet ﷺ said, "O uncle, I only want them to declare that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and by this statement, the Arabs will be united, and the non-Arabs will pay the jizyah to them." They said, "And what is it?" He said, "Yes, and your father will get ten." He said, "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah." They stood up while shaking their clothes and saying, "Will he make the gods one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing." [Quran 38:5] He said, "Then he recited until he reached, 'When they taste the punishment...'" [Quran 38:8]  

فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَكَانَ قُرْبَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مَوْضِعُ رَجُلٍ فَخَشِيَ إِنْ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى عَمِّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَوَثَبَ فَجَلَسَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَجْلِسًا إِلَّا عِنْدَ الْبَابِ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَشْكُونَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكَ تَشْتُمُ آلِهَتَهُمْ وَتَقُولُ وَتَقُولُ وَتَفْعَلُ وَتَفْعَلُ فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي إِلَيْهِمْ بِهَا الْعَجَمُ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالُوا وَمَا هِيَ؟ نَعَمْ وَأَبِيكَ عَشْرًا قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ قَالَ فَقَامُوا وَهُمْيَنْفُضُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ {أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ} [ص 5] قَالَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ} [ص 8]  

[Machine] Abu Talib fell ill, so the Quraysh came to visit him and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to heal him. There was a man sitting by his head, so Abu Jahl stood up and sat in his place. They said, "Your nephew falls into our gods, and what is the matter with your people complaining about you?" He said, "O uncle, I want to propose to them one word that the Arabs can adhere to and the non-Arabs can pay the jizyah (tax) with." They asked, "What is it?" He said, "There is no god but Allah." They stood up and said, "Will he make the gods into one god?" So "S" and "Al-Quran Dhil Dhikr" [Sura 38] was revealed, and he recited until he reached "Indeed, this is something amazing" [Sura 38:5].  

مَرِضَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَأَتَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَأَتَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعُودُهُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَقْعَدُ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَعَدَ فِيهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ يَقَعُ فِي آلِهَتِنَا وَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُ قَوْمِكَ يَشْكُونَكَ؟ قَالَ يَا عَمِّ أُرِيدُهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي الْعَجَمُ إِلَيْهِمْ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ فَقَامُوا فَقَالُوا أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا؟ قَالَ وَنَزَلَ {ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ} [ص 1] فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ} [ص 5]  

[Machine] Abu Talib fell ill, so the Quraysh came to visit him and the Prophet ﷺ went to see him. There was a man sitting by his headrest, so Abu Jahl got up and sat in it. They complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about Abu Talib, saying, "Your nephew speaks ill of our idols." Abu Talib asked, "What is the matter with your people? Why are they complaining about you, my nephew?" He said, "O uncle, all I wanted from them was one word that would make the Arabs obey them and the foreigners pay tribute to them." Abu Talib asked, "And what is that word?" He replied, "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah." They then said, "Shall we make all the idols into one god?" He replied, and the verse of the Qur'an was revealed: "Saw and the Quran, full of mention. Indeed, this is a wonderous thing."  

مَرِضَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَأَتَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَعُودُهُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَقْعَدُ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَعَدَ فِيهِ فَشَكَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ يَقَعُ فِي آلِهَتِنَا قَالَ مَا شَأْنُ قَوْمِكَ يَشْكُونَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي؟ قَالَ «يَا عَمِّ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي إِلَيْهِمْ بِهَا الْعَجَمُ الْجِزْيَةَ» فَقَالَ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ» فَقَامُوا فَقَالُوا أَجْعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا؟ قَالَ وَنَزَلَتْ {ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ}  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , returned to Abu Talib with some people from the Quraysh, and there was a man seated by his head. When Abu Jahl saw him, he stood up and sat down. He said, "Your nephew mentions our idols." Abu Talib said, "Why are your people complaining about you?" He said, "Oh uncle, I want them to agree on a statement that the Arabs accept and the non-Arabs pay tribute to." Abu Talib asked, "What is it?" He said, "The testimony that there is no god but Allah." They stood up and said, "Shall we make the gods one god?" He said, "And the Quran with its reminders descended." Until it reached the words, "Indeed, this is a curious thing." (Quran 38:5) The words of the reciter came to an end.  

عَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا طَالِبٍ وَعِنْدَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَقْعَدُ رَجُلٍ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ قَامَ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَنَا فَقَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ مَا شَأْنُ قَوْمِكَ يَشْكُونَكَ؟ قَالَ يَا عَمِّ أُرِيدُهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ يَدِينُ لَهُمُ الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي إِلَيْهِمُ الْعَجَمُ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَقَامُوا وَقَالُوا أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا؟ قَالَ وَنَزَلَ {ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ} [ص 1] حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ {إِنَّ هَذَا لِشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ} [ص 5] لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْمُقْرِئُ