[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to Kisra, Qaysar, and Ukaydirah, inviting them to Allah, the Most High."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ وَأُكَيْدِرَ دُومَةَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , wrote to Kisra, Qaysar, and the rulers of Dhuma inviting them to Allah, the Exalted."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ وَأُكَيْدِرَ دُومَةَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا»  

Abu Sufyan narrated to me personally, saying, "I set out during the Truce that had been concluded between me and Messenger of Allah ﷺ. While I was in Sham, a letter sent by the Prophet ﷺ was brought to Heraclius. Dihya Al-Kalbi had brought and given it to the governor of Busra, and the latter forwarded it to Heraclius. Heraclius said, 'Is there anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a prophet?' The people replied, 'Yes.' So I along with some of Quraishi men were called and we entered upon Heraclius, and we were seated in front of him. Then he said, 'Who amongst you is the nearest relative to the man who claims to be a prophet?' So they made me sit in front of him and made my companions sit behind me. Then he called upon his translator and said (to him). 'Tell them ( i.e. Abu Sufyan's companions) that I am going to ask him (i.e. Abu Sufyan) regarding that man who claims to be a prophet. So, if he tell me a lie, they should contradict him (instantly).' By Allah, had I not been afraid that my companions would consider me a liar, I would have told lies. Heraclius then said to his translator, 'Ask him: What is his (i.e. the Prophet's) family status amongst you? I said, 'He belongs to a noble family amongst us." Heraclius said, 'Was any of his ancestors a king?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you ever accuse him of telling lies before his saying what he has said?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Do the nobles follow him or the poor people?' I said, 'It is the poor who followed him.' He said, 'Is the number of his follower increasing or decreasing?' I said, 'The are increasing.' He said, 'Does anyone renounce his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you fight with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'How was your fighting with him?' I said, 'The fighting between us was undecided and victory was shared by him and us by turns. He inflicts casualties upon us and we inflict casualties upon him.' He said, 'Did he ever betray?' I said, 'No, but now we are away from him in this truce and we do not know what he will do in it" Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I was not able to insert in my speech a word (against him) except that. Heraclius said, 'Did anybody else (amongst you) ever claimed the same (i.e. Islam) before him? I said, 'No.' Then Heraclius told his translator to tell me (i.e. Abu Sufyan), 'I asked you about his family status amongst you, and you told me that he comes from a noble family amongst you Verily, all Apostles come from the noblest family among their people. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king, and you denied that. Thereupon I thought that had one of his fore-fathers been a king, I would have said that he (i.e. Muhammad) was seeking to rule the kingdom of his fore-fathers. Then I asked you regarding his followers, whether they were the noble or the poor among the people, and you said that they were only the poor (who follow him). In fact, such are the followers of the Apostles. Then I asked you whether you have ever accused him of telling lies before saying what he said, and your reply was in the negative. Therefore, I took for granted that a man who did not tell a lie about others, could ever tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether anyone of his followers had renounced his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it, and you denied that. And such is Faith when it mixes with the cheerfulness of the hearts. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You claimed that they were increasing. That is the way of true faith till it is complete. Then I asked you whether you had ever fought with him, and you claimed that you had fought with him and the battle between you and him was undecided and the victory was shared by you and him in turns; he inflicted casual ties upon you and you inflicted casualties upon them. Such is the case with the Apostles; they are out to test and the final victory is for them. Then I asked you whether he had ever betrayed; you claimed that he had never betrayed. I need, Apostles never betray. Then I asked you whether anyone had said this statement before him; and you denied that. Thereupon I thought if somebody had said that statement before him, then I would have said that he was but a man copying some sayings said before him." Abu Safyan said, "Heraclius then asked me, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He orders us (to offer) prayers and (to pay) Zakat and to keep good relationship with the Kith and kin and to be chaste.' Then Heraclius said, 'If whatever you have said, is true, he is really a prophet, and I knew that he ( i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ) was going to appear, but I never thought that he would be from amongst you. If I were certain that I can reach him, I would like to meet him and if I were with him, I would wash his feet; and his kingdom will expand (surely to what is under my feet.' Then Heraclius asked for the letter of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and read it wherein was written: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This letter is) from Muhammad, Apostle of Allah, to Heraclius, the sovereign of Byzantine........ Peace be upon him who follows the Right Path. Now then, I call you to embrace Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved (from Allah's Punishment); embrace Islam, and Allah will give you a double reward, but if you reject this, you will be responsible for the sins of the tillers (i.e. the people of your kingdom) and (Allah's Statement):--"O the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship None but Allah....bear witness that we are Muslims.' (3.64) When he finished reading the letter, voices grew louder near him and there was a great hue and cry, and we were ordered to go out." Abu Sufyan added, "While coming out, I said to my companions, 'The situation of Ibn Abu Kabsha (i.e. Muhammad) has become strong; even the king of Banu Al14 Asfar is afraid of him.' So I continued to believe that Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be victorious, till Allah made me embrace Islam." Az-Zuhri said, "Heraclius then invited all the chiefs of the Byzantines and had them assembled in his house and said, 'O group of Byzantines! Do you wish to have a permanent success and guidance and that your kingdom should remain with you?' (Immediately after hearing that), they rushed towards the gate like onagers, but they found them closed. Heraclius then said, 'Bring them back to me.' So he called them and said, 'I just wanted to test the strength of your adherence to your religion. Now I have observed of you that which I like.' Then the people fell in prostration before him and became pleased with him." (See Hadith No. 6,Vol 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4553)  

انْطَلَقْتُ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا بِالشَّامِ إِذْ جِيءَ بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ جَاءَ بِهِ دِحْيَةُ الْكَلْبِيُّ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ بُصْرَى فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ بُصْرَى إِلَى هِرَقْلَ فَقَالَ هِرَقْلُ هَلْ هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ قَوْمِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَدُعِيتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى هِرَقْلَ فَأَجْلَسَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ أَقْرَبُ نَسَبًا مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ؟ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا فَأَجْلَسُونِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَجْلَسُوا أَصْحَابِي خَلْفِي ثُمَّ دَعَا تُرْجُمَانَهُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُمْ إِنِّي سَائِلُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ عَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنْ كَذَّبَنِي فَكَذِّبُوهُ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا مَخَافَةُ أَنْ يُؤْثَرَ عَنِّي الْكَذِبَ لَكَذَبْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتُرْجُمَانِهِ سَلْهُ كَيْفَ حَسَبُهُ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ هُوَ فِينَا ذُو حَسَبٍ قَالَ فَهَلْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ بِالْكَذِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ أَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ؟ قُلْتُ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ يَزِيدُونَ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ سَخْطَةً لَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَيْفَ كَانَ قِتَالُكُمْ إِيَّاهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ تَكُونُ الْحَرْبُ سِجَالًا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ يُصِيبُ مِنَّا وَنُصِيبُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَغْدِرُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا وَنَحْنُ مِنْهُ فِي مُدَّةٍ أَوْ قَالَ هُدْنَةٍ لَا نَدْرِي مَا هُوَ صَانِعٌ فِيهَا مَا أَمْكَنَنِي مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أُدْخِلُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا غَيْرَ هَذِهِ قَالَ فَهَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتُرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ لَهُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ حَسَبِهِ فِيكُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُ فِيكُمْ ذُو حَسَبٍ فَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْعَثُ فِي أَحْسَابِ قَوْمِهَا وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كَانَ فِي آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ فِي آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَطْلُبُ مُلْكَ آبَائِهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ أَتْبَاعِهِ أَضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ أَمْ أَشْرَافُهُمْ؟ فَقُلْتَ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ وَهُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَدَعَ الْكَذِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبَ فَيَكْذِبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهُ سَخْطَةً لَهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ إِذَا خَالَطَهُ بَشَاشَةُ الْقُلُوبِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُمْ يَزِيدُونَ وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّ الْحَرْبَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سِجَالٌ تَنَالُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَنَالُ مِنْكَ وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْتَلَى ثُمَّ تَكُونُ لَهُمُ الْعَاقِبَةُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَغْدِرُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ لَا تَغْدِرُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَأْتَمُّ بِقَوْلٍ قَبْلَ قَوْلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَالصِّلَةِ وَالْعَفَافِ قَالَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مَا تَقُولُ فِيهِ حَقًّا فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ وَلَمْ أَظُنَّ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ وَلَوْ أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَخْلُصُ إِلَيْهِ لَأَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ لَغَسَلْتُ عَنْ قَدَمَيْهِ وَلَيَبْلُغَنَّ مُلْكُهُ مَا تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ سَلَّامٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ وَأَسْلِمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللَّهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ إِثْمَ الْأَرِيسِيِّينَ {يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ» فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ الْكِتَابِ ارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ عِنْدَهُ وَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ فَأُمِرَ بِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي حِينَ خَرَجْنَا لَقَدْ جَلَّ أَمْرُ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ إِنَّهُ لَيَخَافُهُ مَلِكُ بَنِي الْأَصْفَرِ قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ مُوقِنًا بِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ wrote to the scribe of Tayma and sent greetings to him."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى حَبْرِ تَيْمَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] We were in Al-Mirbad when suddenly a man with disheveled hair in his hand a piece of parchment. We said to him, "Are you a man from the desert?" He replied, "Yes." We told him, "Give us this piece of parchment that you have in your hand." So, we took it and read what was written on it. It said, "From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to the Banu Zuhayr: Give one-fifth of the spoils and the share of the Prophet and Al-Saffi. And you are safe under the protection of Allah and His Messenger." We asked him, "Who wrote this for you?" He said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ." We asked him, "Did you hear anything from him?" He said, "Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say, 'Fasting during the month of patience and three days from every month will remove the burning sensation from the chests.'" We said to him, "Did you hear anything from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ?" He replied, "Do you not accuse me? By Allah, I will not tell you anything more." Then, he left.  

كُنَّا بِالْمِرْبَدِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ أَشْعَثَ الرَّأْسِ بِيَدِهِ قِطْعَةُ أَدِيمٍ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ كَأَنَّكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ؟ قَالَ أَجَلْ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ نَاوِلْنَا هَذِهِ الْقِطْعَةَ الْأَدِيمِ الَّتِي فِي يَدِكَ فَأَخْذَنَاهَا فَقَرَأْنَا مَا فِيهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا « مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى بَنِي زُهَيْرٍ أَعْطُوا الْخُمُسَ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ وَسَهْمَ النَّبِيِّ وَالصَّفِيِّ وَأَنْتُمْ آمِنُونَ بِأَمَانِ اللَّهِ وَأَمَانِ رَسُولِهِ» قَالَ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ كَتَبَ لَكَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْنَا مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ يُذْهِبْنَ وَحَرَ الصُّدُورِ» فَقُلْنَا لَهُ أَسَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ أَلَا أَرَاكُمْ تَتَّهِمُونِي فَوَاللَّهِ لَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ wrote to Bakr ibn Wail, 'From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Bakr ibn Wail, that you accept Islam and be safe.' No one among them except a man from the Banu Dhubay'ah tribe recited this, for they were called Banu al-Katib."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ «مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ أَنْ أَسْلِمُوا تَسْلَمُوا» قَالَ فَمَا قَرَأَهُ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ بَنِي ضُبَيْعَةَ فَهُمْ يُسَمَّوْنَ بَنِي الْكَاتِبِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote a letter to the people of Yemen containing the obligations, traditions, and charities. He sent it with Amr ibn Hazm, and it was recited to the people of Yemen. This is a copy of it.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ بِكِتَابٍ فِيهِ الْفَرَائِضُ وَالسُّنَنُ وَالدِّيَاتُ وَبَعَثَ بِهِ مَعَ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ فَقُرِئَتْ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ وَهَذِهِ نُسْخَتُهَا  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'I have been tortured for the sake of Allah as no one else has, and I have suffered fear for the sake of Allah as no one else has. I have spent three days when Bilal and I had no food that any living being could eat but that which could be concealed in the armpit of Bilal.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 151)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ أُوذِيتُ فِي اللَّهِ وَمَا يُؤْذَى أَحَدٌ وَلَقَدْ أُخِفْتُ فِي اللَّهِ وَمَا يُخَافُ أَحَدٌ وَلَقَدْ أَتَتْ عَلَيَّ ثَلَاثٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ وَمَا لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَا وَارَاهُ إِبِطُ بِلَالٍ»  

Messenger of Allah, has there come upon you a day more terrible than the day of Uhud. He said: I have experienced from thy people and the hardest treatment I met from them was what I received from them on the day of ʿAqaba. I betook myself to Ibn ʿAbd Yalil b. ʿAbd Kulal with the purpose of inviting him to Islam, but he did not respond to me as I desired. So I departed with signs of (deep) distress on my face. I did not recover until I reached Qarn al-Thaʿalib. Where I raised my head, lo! near me was a cloud which had cast its shadow on me. I looked and lo! there was in it the angel Jibril who called out to me and said: God, the Honoured and Glorious, has heard what thy people have said to thee, and how they have reacted to thy call. And He has sent to thee the angel in charge of the mountains so that thou mayest order him what thou wishest (him to do) with regard to them. The angel in charge of the mountains (then) called out to me, greeted me and said: Muhammad, God has listened to what thy people have said to thee. I am the angel in charge of the mountains, and thy Lord has sent me to thee so that thou mayest order me what thou wishest. If thou wishest that I should bring together the two mountains that stand opposite to each other at the extremities of Mecca to crush them in between, (I would do that). But the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said to him: I rather hope that God will produce from their descendants such persons as will worship Allah, the One, and will not ascribe partners to Him. (Using translation from Muslim 1795)  

لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَلْ أَتَى عَلَيْكَ يَوْمٌ كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ يَوْمِ أُحُدٍ؟ قَالَ «لَقَدْ لَقِيتُ مِنْ قَوْمَكِ وَكَانَ أَشَدُّ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْعَقَبَةِ إِذْ عَرَضْتُ نَفْسِي عَلَى ابْنِ عَبْدِ يَالِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ كُلَالٍ فَلَمْ يُجِبْنِي إِلَى مَا أَرَدْتُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ وَأَنَا مَهْمُومٌ عَلَى وَجْهِي فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِسَحَابَةٍ قَدْ أَظَلَّتْنِي فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَنَادَانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ سَمِعَ قَوْلَ قَوْمِكَ لَكَ وَمَا رَدُّوا عَلَيْكَ وَقَدْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْكَ مَلَكُ الْجِبَالِ لِتَأْمُرَ بِمَا شِئْتَ فِيهِمْ قَالَ فَنَادَانِي مَلَكُ الْجِبَالِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ سَمِعَ قَوْلَ قَوْمِكَ لَكَ وَأَنَا مَلَكُ الْجِبَالِ وَقَدْ بَعَثَنِي رَبُّكَ إِلَيْكَ لِتَأْمُرَنِي بِأَمْرِكَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أُطْبِقَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَخْشَبَيْنِ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَلْ أَرْجُو أَنْ يُخْرِجَ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَصْلَابِهِمْ مَنْ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the marketplace of Dhi Al-Majaz wearing a red robe, and he was saying, "O people, say there is no deity but Allah, and you will be successful." A man was following him, throwing stones at him, causing his back and heels to bleed, while saying, "O people, do not obey him, for he is a liar." I asked, "Who is this?" It was said, "He is the son of Abd Al-Muttalib." I then asked, "Who is the one who follows him and throws stones at him?" It was said, "He is Abd Al-Uzza, the father of Lahab." When Islam emerged, we left until we reached a place near Madinah, and we had with us a container of dates. While we were sitting, a man approached us wearing two white garments and greeted us, asking, "Where are the people coming from?" We said, "From Rabdah." He asked, "Do you sell this camel?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "For how much?" We replied, "For such and such amount of dates." He said, "I will take it." He took the camel and did not haggle with us. Then, he disappeared within the walls of Madinah, and we whispered to each other, wondering if he knew the value of our camel. The man with the container said, "Do not whisper among yourselves, for I saw the face of a man whom none of you could belittle. I have never seen anything resembling the moon on the night of a full moon as his face." Later that evening, a man approached us and greeted us, saying, "I am the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah, and he says, 'You may eat until you are satiated, and trade until you are content.'" We ate until we were full and traded until we were content. The next morning, we arrived at Madinah, and there stood the Messenger of Allah, delivering a sermon from the pulpit, saying, "The hand that gives is higher than the one that receives, and start with those you are responsible for, your mother and father, then your sister and brother, and then the closest ones." A man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are the sons of Tha'laba ibn Yarbua who killed so and so in the age of ignorance. Take our revenge from him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands up, and I saw the whiteness of his armpits as he said, "No, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child, no, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا» وَرَجُلٌ يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَقَدْ أَدْمَى عُرْقُوبَيْهِ وَكَعْبَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تُطِيعُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ هَذَا غُلَامُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ؟ قَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ الْعُزَّى أَبُو لَهَبٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ الْإِسْلَامُ خَرَجْنَا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا قَرِيبًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَنَا ظَعِينَةٌ لَنَا فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ قُعُودٌ إِذْ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ فَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ؟ قُلْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ قَالَ وَمَعَنَا جَمَلٌ قَالَ أَتَبِيعُونَ هَذَا الْجَمَلَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ بِكَمْ؟ قُلْنَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهُ وَلَمْ يَسْتَنْقِصْنَا قَالَ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهُ ثُمَّ تَوَارَى بِحِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَتَلَاوَمْنَا فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا فَقُلْنَا أَعْطَيْتُمْ جَمَلَكُمْ رَجُلًا لَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَتِ الظَّعِينَةُ لَا تَلَاوَمُوا فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَحْقِرَكُمْ * مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى تَشْبَعُوا وَتَكْتَالُوا حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفُوا» قَالَ فَأَكَلْنَا حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا وَاكْتَلْنَا حَتَّى اسْتَوْفَيْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَدُ الْمُعْطِي يَدُ الْعُلْيَا وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ أُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ ثُمَّ أَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاكَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا فُلَانًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَخُذْ لَنَا بِثَأْرِنَا مِنْهُ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ»  

The word of (Allah) Great and Glorious: 'And utter not thy prayer loudly, nor be low in it" (xvii. 110) was revealed as the Messenger of Allah (may peace beupon him) was hiding himself in Mecca. When he led his Companions in prayer he raised his voice (while reciting the) Qur'an. And when the polytheists heard that, they reviled the Qur'an and Him Who revealed it and him who brought it. Upon this Allah, the Exalted, said to His Apostle ﷺ: Utter not thy prayer so loudly that the polytheists may hear thy recitation and (recite it) not so low that it may be inaudible to your Companions. Make them hear the Qur'an, but do not recite it loudly and seek a (middle) way between these. Recite between loud and low tone. (Using translation from Muslim 446)  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} قَالَ نَزَلَتْ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ مُتَوَارٍ فَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَإِذَا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ سَبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ «{وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ} فَتُسْمِعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ {وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ أَسْمِعْهُمُ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ ذَلِكَ الْجَهْرَ {وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا} بَيْنَ الْجَهْرِ وَالْمُخَافَتَةِ»  

[Machine] Great among their great ones, they brought forth to me a man who spoke to me and whom I spoke to. So I said, "No one should come out to him besides me." I went out with my interpreter, and he came out with his interpreter until a pulpit was set up for us. Then he said, "Who are you?" So I said, "We are the Arabs, the people of thorns and acacia trees. We are the people of the Sacred House. We were the most restricted in land and the harshest in livelihood. We used to consume carrion and blood, and we would substitute one another in the most difficult form of livelihood that people ever lived by. Eventually, there came out among us a man who was not greater in rank that day, nor richer than us, and he said, 'I am the Messenger of Allah to you.' He commanded us with things we did not know and prohibited us from things we were accustomed to. Our fathers rejected him and opposed him, refuting his claim, until a people other than us came out to him and said, 'We believe in you and testify to your truthfulness. We will follow you and fight alongside you against those who fight against you.' So he went out to them, and we went out to him. We fought him, and he defeated us. Then he confronted those who followed us from the Arabs, and he fought them until he conquered them. If those behind me among the Arabs had known what awaits you in terms of livelihood, they would have come to you and shared your faith in the livelihood in which you live.'" So 'Umro ibn al-'As said, "I have never spoken to a more crafty person than him."  

عَظِيمٌ مِنْ عُظَمَائِهِمُ اخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ رَجُلًا يُكَلِّمُنِي وَأُكَلِّمُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ غَيْرِي فَخَرَجْتُ وَمَعِي تُرْجُمَانِي وَمَعَهُ تُرْجُمَانَهُ حَتَّى وُضِعَ لَنَا مِنْبَرٌ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمْ؟ فَقُلْتُ «إِنَّا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الشَّوْكِ وَالْقَرَظِ وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ كُنَّا أَضْيَقَ النَّاسِ أَرْضًا وَأَشَدَّهُمْ عَيْشًا نَأْكُلُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَيَغِيرُ بَعْضُنَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ بِأَشَدِّ عَيْشٍ عَاشَ بِهِ النَّاسُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ فِينَا رَجُلٌ لَيْسَ بِأَعْظَمِنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ شَرَفًا وَلَا أَكْثَرَنَا مَالًا وَقَالَ » أَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ « يَأْمُرُنَا بِمَا لَا نَعْرِفُ وَيَنْهَانَا عَمَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ آبَاؤُنَا فَكَذَّبْنَاهُ وَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ مَقَالَتَهُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ غَيْرِنَا فَقَالُوا نَحْنُ نُصَدِّقُكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَّبِعُكَ وَنُقَاتِلُ مَنْ قَاتَلَكَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَخَرَجْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَاتَلْنَاهُ فَقَتَلْنَا وَظَهَرَ عَلَيْنَا وَغَلَبَنَا وَتَنَاوَلَ مَنْ يَلِيهِ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَقَاتَلَهُمْ حَتَّى ظَهَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنَ الْعَرَبِ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ لَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا جَاءَكُمْ حَتَّى يُشْرِكَكُمْ فِيمَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ» فَضَحِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمْ قَدْ صَدَقَ قَدْ جَاءَتْنَا رُسُلُنَا بِمِثْلِ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ رَسُولُكُمْ فَكُنَّا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى ظَهَرَتْ فِينَا مُلُوكٌ فَجَعَلُوا يَعْمَلُونَ بِأَهْوَائِهِمْ وَيَتْرُكُونَ أَمْرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَإِنْ أَنْتُمْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِأَمْرِ نَبِيِّكُمْ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا غَلَبْتُمُوهُ وَلَمْ يُشَارِكْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ظَهَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ مِثْلَ الَّذِي فَعَلْنَا وَتَرَكْتُمْ أَمْرَ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَعَمِلْتُمْ مِثْلَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا بِأَهْوَائِهِمْ فَخَلَّى بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أَكْثَرَ عَدَدًا مِنَّا وَلَا أَشَدَّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ «فَمَا كَلَّمْتُ رَجُلًا قَطُّ أَمْكَرَ مِنْهُ»  

[Machine] "I heard Jundub Al-Bajali say, 'Gabriel acted slowly with the Prophet ﷺ, so the polytheists said that he had been abandoned. So Allah revealed {Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He become displeased}'."  

سَمِعْتُ جُنْدُبًا الْبَجَلِيَّ يَقُولُ «أَبْطَأَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ قَدْ وُدِّعَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى} »  

The Prophet ﷺ became sick and did not get up (for Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1124)  

سَمِعْتُ جُنْدُبًا يَقُولُ «اشْتَكَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَةً أَوْ لَيْلَتَيْنِ فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَرَى شَيْطَانَكَ إِلَّا قَدْ تَرَكَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَالضُّحَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى} »  

[Machine] I said, "I have never seen anything that afflicted the Quraysh as much as the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , in terms of the enmity they showed towards him." He replied, "I was there when their nobles gathered in the Hijr and they mentioned the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . They said, 'We have never seen anyone like this man who has tested our patience. He has mocked our dreams, insulted our fathers, criticized our religion, divided our community, and cursed our idols. We have endured great hardships because of him, or so they claim.' As they were talking, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , appeared and started walking until he reached the corner of the Kaaba. He passed by them and they made mocking gestures and whispered some remarks. I could see that on his face. Then he continued and when he passed by them for the second time, they made the same gestures and I noticed it on his face. Peace be upon him. Then he passed by them for the third time and they made the same gestures. Then he said, 'O people of Quraysh, do you hear me? By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, I have come to you for slaughtering.' His words silenced them, and every one of them looked as if a bird had struck their heads. Even the harshest of them trembled in his presence and answered him with the best of manners. Finally, he said, 'Go on, O Abu al-Qasim, go on with your business. By Allah, you are not ignorant.' So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , continued until the next morning. When they gathered in the Hijr and I was with them, some of them said to others, 'Do you remember what he told us and what we told him about their criticism of their gods and their religion?' He replied, 'Yes, I am the one who said that.' Then I saw one of them grabbing his garment and saying, while Abu Bakr al-Siddiq was standing beside him, crying, 'Do you kill a man just because he says his Lord is Allah?' Then they turned away from him. That was the most severe thing I have ever seen the Quraysh do to him."  

قُلْتُ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا رَأَيْتَ قُرَيْشًا أَصَابَتْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيمَا كَانَتْ تُظْهِرُ مِنْ عَدَاوَتِهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ حَضَرْتُهُمْ وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ أَشْرَافُهُمْ فِي الْحِجْرِ فَذَكَرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا مَا رَأَيْنَا مِثْلَ مَا صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَطُّ سَفَّهَ أَحْلَامَنَا وَشَتَمَ آبَاءَنَا وَعَابَ دِينَنَا وَفَرَّقَ جَمَاعَتَنَا وَسَبَّ آلِهَتَنَا لَقَدْ صَبَرْنَا مِنْهُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا فَبَيْنَا هُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ إِذْ طَلَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَقْبَلَ يَمْشِي حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ فَمَرَّ بِهِمْ طَائِفًا بِالْبَيْتِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ مَرَّ بِهِمْ غَمَزُوهُ بِبَعْضِ الْقَوْلِ قَالَ وَعَرَفْتُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى ﷺ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِهِمُ الثَّانِيَةَ غَمَزُوهُ بِمِثْلِهَا فَعَرَفْتُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى ﷺ فَمَرَّ بِهِمُ الثَّالِثَةَ غَمَزُوهُ بِمِثْلِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَتَسْمَعُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِالذَّبْحِ» قَالَ فَأَخَذَتِ الْقَوْمَ كَلِمَتُهُ حَتَّى مَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا لَكَأَنَّمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ طَائِرٌ وَاقِعٌ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَشَدَّهُمْ فِيهِ وَطْأَةً قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يَتَوَقَّاهُ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا يُجِيبُ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَقُولُ انْصَرِفْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ انْصَرِفْ رَاشِدًا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتَ جَهُولًا فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي الْحِجْرِ وَأَنَا مَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ذَكَرْتُمْ مَا بَلَغَ مِنْكُمْ وَمَا بَلَغَكُمْ عَنْهُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَادَأَكُمْ بِمَا تَكْرَهُونَ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ وَبَيْنَا هُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَثَبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَثْبَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ وَأَحَاطُوا بِهِ يَقُولُونَ لَهُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا لِمَا كَانَ يَبْلُغُهُمْ عَنْهُ مِنْ عَيْبِ آلِهَتِهِمْ وَدِينِهِمْ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَنَا الَّذِي أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ» قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ أَخَذَ بِمَجْمَعِ رِدَائِهِ وَقَالَ وَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ دُونَهُ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ؟ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا عَنْهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَأَشُدُّ مَا رَأَيْتُ قُرَيْشًا بَلَغَتْ مِنْهُ قَطُّ  

Dimad came to Mecca and he belonged to the tribe of Azd Shanu'a, and he used to protect the person who was under the influence of charm. He heard the foolish people of Mecca say that Muhammad ﷺ was under the spell. Upon this he said: If 1 were to come across this man, Allah might cure him at my hand. He met him and said: Muhammad, I can protect (one) who is under the influence of charm, and Allah cures one whom He so desires at my hand. Do you desire (this)? Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, ask His help; and he whom Allah guides aright there is none to lead him astray, and he who is led astray there is none to guide him, and I bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah, He is One, having no partner with Him, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. Now after this he (Dimad) said: Repeat these words of yours before me, and the messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated these to him thrice; and he said I have heard the words of soothsayers and the words of magicians, and the words of poets, but I have never heard such words as yours, and they reach the depth (of the ocean of eloquence) ; bring forth your hand so that I should take oath of fealty to you on Islam. So he took an oath of allegiance to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: It (this allegiance of yours) is on behalf of your people too. He said: It is on behalf of my people too. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an expedition and the flying column passed by his people. The leader of the flying column said to the detachment: Did you find anything from these people? One of the people said: I found a utensil for water. Upon this he (the commander) said: Return it, for he is one of the people of Dimad. (Using translation from Muslim 868)  

أَنَّ ضِمَادًا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ مِنْ أَزْدِ شَنُوءَةَ وَكَانَ يَرْقِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الرِّيحِ فَسَمِعَ سُفَهَاءَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا مَجْنُونٌ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَشْفِيَهُ عَلَى يَدَيَّ قَالَ فَلَقِيَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي أَرْقِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الرِّيحِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَشْفِي عَلَى يَدَيَّ مَنْ شَاءَ فَهَلْ لَكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلٌّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ» فَقَالَ أَعِدْ عَلَيَّ كَلِمَاتِكَ هَذِهِ فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَقَوْلَ السَّحَرَةِ وَقَوْلَ الشُّعَرَاءِ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ مِثْلَ كَلِمَاتِكَ هَؤُلَاءِ هَاتِ يَدَكَ أُبَايِعْكَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَعَلَى قَوْمِكَ؟ » فَقَالَ وَعَلَى قَوْمِي قَالَ فَبَايَعَهُ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَمَرُّوا بِقَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ صَاحِبُ السَّرِيَّةِ لِلْجَيْشِ هَلْ أَصَبْتُمْ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَصَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ مِطْهَرَةً قَالَ رُدُّوهَا فَإِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُ ضِمَادٍ  

[Machine] I have never seen the Quraysh wanting to kill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except on one occasion when I saw them sitting in the shade of the Kaaba while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying near the Maqam. Uqbah ibn Abi Muayt stood up and placed his cloak around his neck, then pulled it until it reached his knees. The people screamed, thinking that he had killed him. Abu Bakr approached, furious, and seized the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from behind, saying, "Would you kill a man just for saying, 'My Lord is Allah?'" They then left the Prophet ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he passed by them while they were sitting in the shade of the Kaaba and said, "O people of Quraysh, by the One whose hand my life is in, I was not sent to you except for slaughter." And he pointed with his hand to his throat. Abu Jahl said to him, "O Muhammad, you were not ignorant." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "And you are one of them."  

مَا رَأَيْتُ قُرَيْشًا أَرَادُوا قَتْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا يَوْمًا رأيتهم * وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الْمَقَامِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ فَجَعَلَ رِدَاءَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ ثُمَّ جَذَبَهُ حَتَّى وَجَبَ لِرُكْبَتَيْهِ ﷺ وَتَصَايَحَ النَّاسُ فَظُنُّوا أَنَّهُ مَقْتُولٌ قَالَ وَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَشْتَدُّ حَتَّى أَخَذَ بِضَبْعَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ مَرَّ بِهِمْ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ «يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أُرْسِلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا بِالذَّبْحِ» وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا كُنْتَ جَهُولًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was lying postrate in prayer and around him were some people from the Quraish, 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait brought the foetus of a she-camel and threw it on the back of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He did not raise his head until Fatima arrived, removed it from his back and cured him who had done that (ugly act). He said: O Allah, it is for Thee to deal with the chiefs of the Quraish. Abu Jahl b. Hisham, 'Utba b. Rabi'a. Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait, Shaiba b. Rabi'a, Umayya b. Khalaf or Ubayy b. Khalaf (Shu'ba, one of the narrator of this tradition is in doubt about the exact person). I saw that all were slain in the Battle of Badr and their dead bodies were thrown into a well, except that of Umayya or Ubayy which was cut into pieces and was thrown into the well. (Using translation from Muslim 1794b)  

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَاجِدٌ وَحَوْلُهُ نَاسٌ إِذْ جَاءَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ بِسَلَى جَزُورٍ فَقَذَفَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ رَأْسَهُ فَجَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَأَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَدَعَتْ عَلَى مَنْ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ الْمَلَأَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ أَبَا جَهْلِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ وَعُتْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَشَيْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنَ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَأُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ أَوْ أُبَيَّ بْنَ خَلَفٍ» شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ قَالَ «فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُمْ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَأُلْقُوا فِي بِئْرٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّ أُمَيَّةَ تَقَطَّعَتْ أَوْصَالُهُ فَلَمْ يُلْقَ فِي الْبِئْرِ»  

[Machine] Abu Jahl said, "Does Muhammad humble his face behind your backs? By the one he swears by, if I see him do that, I will step on his neck." So he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was praying, intending to step on his neck. But suddenly he was unable to move; it was as if his hands were being restrained and his heels were being pulled back. They came to him and said, "What's wrong with you, O Abu Al-Hakam?" He replied, "Between him and me is a trench of fire and terror with wings." Abu Al-Mu'tamir said, "So Allah revealed 'Have you seen the one who forbids a servant when he prays' until the end of the verse, 'So let him call his band of supporters.' His people said, 'We shall summon the executioners.' But the angels said, 'Do not obey him.' Then Allah commanded him to perform the prostration as He had commanded him in the end of the Surah." He also narrated to me in this Hadith that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If he came near me, the angels would seize him limb by limb."  

قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هَلْ يُعَفِّرُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ فَبِالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ لَأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي لِيَطَأَ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ قَالَ فَمَا فَجَأَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يَتَّقِي بِيَدِهِ وَيَنْكُصُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالُوا مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَكَمِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ لَخَنْدَقًا مِنْ نَارٍ وَهَوْلًا وَأَجْنِحَةً قَالَ أَبُو الْمُعْتَمِرِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِيَ يَنْهَى عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى} إِلَى آخِرِهِ {فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ} قَالَ قَوْمُهُ {سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ} قَالَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ {لَا تُطِعْهُ} ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِمَا أَمَرَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ فِي آخِرِ السُّورَةِ قَالَ فَبَلَغَنِي عَنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْ دَنَا مِنِّي لَاخْتَطَفَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عُضْوًا عُضْوًا»  

[Machine] "You are better than him, so it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : '{Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.}' and it was also revealed: '{Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, believing in superstition and false deities and say about the disbelievers, 'These are better guided than the believers as to the way.'}"  

أَنْتُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ فَنَزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «{إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ} وَنَزَلَتْ {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْدَى مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلًا} »  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we were six people. The polytheists said, "Drive them away from you, for they are causing harm." And indeed they did, and it was me, Ibn Mas'ud, a man from Hudhayl, Bilal, and two other men that I forgot to mention. This hurt the Messenger of Allah ﷺ personally, and he mentioned this incident to himself. So Allah revealed the verse, "And do not drive away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance" until "the wrongdoers."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ سِتَّةُ نَفَرٍ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ اطْرُدْ هَؤُلَاءِ عَنْكَ فَإِنَّهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ وَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ وَبِلَالٌ وَرَجُلَانِ نَسِيتُ أَحَدُهُمَا قَالَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَحَدَّثَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {الظَّالِمِينَ} «  

"On the Day of Uhud, the incisors of the Prophet ﷺ were broken, and he had a facial wound in the area of the forehead, such that the blood flowed over his face. He said: 'How can a people that do this to their Prophet succeed, while he is calling them to Allah?' So the following was revealed: Not for you is the decision; whether He turns in mercy towards them or punished them... (3:128) until its end." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3002)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كُسِرَتْ رَبَاعِيَتُهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَشُجَّ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى سَالَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ يُفْلِحُ قَوْمٌ فَعَلُوا هَذَا بِنَبِيِّهِمْ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ» فَنَزَلَتْ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ}  

[Machine] "Indeed, on the day of Uhud, the Prophet ﷺ wiped blood from his face while saying, 'How can a people be successful who hurt their Prophet and break his army, while he is calling them to Allah?' Then Allah revealed, 'You have no say in the matter.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ يَسْلُتُ الدَّمُ عَنْ وَجْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «كَيْفَ يُفْلِحُ قَوْمٌ شَجُّوا نَبِيَّهُمْ وَكَسَرُوا رَبَاعِيَتَهُ وَهُوَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ» فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ}  

“It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, telling us the story of one of the Prophets: ‘His people beat him, and he was wiping the blood from his face and saying: “O Lord forgive my people, for they do not know.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4025)  

كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَكَى نَبِيًّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ حَتَّى أَدْمَوْا وَجْهَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the passage is: "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ injured his finger in some scenes, so he said ﷺ."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَمِيَتْ أُصْبُعُهُ فِي بَعْضِ الْمَشَاهِدِ فَقَالَ ﷺ  

[Machine] They asked Sahl ibn Saad about what was used to treat the Prophet's wounds. He said, "No one knows better than me. Ali would bring water in a container and Fatimah would wash the blood. Then, a mat was taken, burned, and the wounds were cauterized with it."  

سَأَلُوا سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ دُووِيَ جُرْحُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ يَجِيءُ بِالْمَاءِ فِي شَنَّةٍ وَفَاطِمَةُ تَغْسِلُ الدَّمَ فَأُخِذَ حَصِيرٌ فَأُحْرِقَ فَدُووِيَ بِهِ ﷺ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was wounded on the Day of Uhud. His molar was broken and his helmet was crushed on his head. Fatimah was washing the blood from him and ‘Ali was pouring water on him from a shield. When Fatimah realized that the water was only making the bleeding worse, she took a piece of a mat and burnt it, and when it had turned to ashes, she applied it to the wound to stop the bleeding. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3464)   

عَنْ جُرْحِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «جُرِحَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكُسِرَتْ رَبَاعِيَتُهُ وَهُشِمَتِ الْبَيْضَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ﷺ فَكَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ تَغْسِلُ الدَّمَ وَعَلِيٌّ ؓ يَسْكُبُ الْمَاءَ عَلَيْهَا بِالْمِجَنِّ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ؓ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ لَا يَزِيدُ الدَّمَ إِلَّا كَثْرَةً أَخَذَتْ قِطْعَةً مِنْ حَصِيرٍ فَأَحْرَقَتْهُ حَتَّى إِذَا صَارَ رَمَادًا أَلْصَقَتْهُ بِالْجُرْحِ فَاسْتَمْسَكَ الدَّمُ»  

[Machine] We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ in the mosque when his gaze fell on a man who was walking in the mosque. He said, "O so and so, do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Do you read the Torah?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "And the Gospel?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "And the Quran?" He replied, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if I wanted, I could recite it." The Prophet ﷺ then recited a verse to him and said, "Do you find me in the Torah and the Gospel?" He replied, "I find someone like you and like your nation, but I was hoping that you would be among us. When you left, we were afraid that it was you, so we looked and found that it was not you." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Why did you think so?" He replied, "Because he is accompanied by seventy thousand of his nation who will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished, and with me there are only a few." The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, I am that person, and they are my nation. And they are more than seventy thousand, and seventy thousand, and seventy thousand."  

كُنَّا قُعُودًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَشَخَصَ بَصَرُهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَمْشِي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ «يَا فُلَانُ أَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ » قَالَ لَا قَالَ «أَتَقْرَأُ التَّوْرَاةَ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَالْإِنْجِيلَ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَالْقُرْآنَ» قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَشَاءُ لَقَرَأْتُهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أُنْشِدَهُ فَقَالَ «تَجِدُنِي فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ؟ » قَالَ نَجْدُ مِثْلَكَ وَمَثَلَ أُمَّتِكَ وَمَثَلَ مُخْرِجَكَ وَكُنَّا نَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ فِينَا فَلَمَّا خَرَجْتَ تَخَوَّفْنَا أَنْ تَكُونَ أَنْتَ فَنَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا لَيْسَ أَنْتَ هُوَ قَالَ «وَلِمَ ذَاكَ؟ » قَالَ إِنَّ مَعَهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِسَابٌ وَلَا عِقَابَ وَإِنَّ مَا مَعَكَ نَفَرٌ يَسِيرٌ قَالَ «فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَنَا هُوَ وَإِنَّهَا لَأُمَّتِي وَإِنَّهُمْ لَأَكْثَرُ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا وَسَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a donkey with a saddle on it, and beneath it was a mat. He was returning from Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Banu Harith in Khazraj before the Battle of Badr. He passed by a gathering where there was a mixture of Muslims, polytheists, idolaters, and Jews. Among them was Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul and Abdullah ibn Rawaha. When the gathering was disturbed by the dust caused by the animal, Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul covered his nose with his garment and said, "Don't bring your trouble upon us." The Prophet ﷺ greeted them and stood before them, inviting them to Allah and reciting the Quran to them. Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul said, "O man, if what you say is true, then you are surely better than this. Do not bother us in our gatherings, and go back to your journey. Whoever comes to you from us, then inform us about him."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكِبَ حِمَارًا وَعَلَيْهِ إِكَافٌ وَتَحْتَهُ قَطِيفَةٌ فَرَكِبَ وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَهُوَ يَعُودُ سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ فِي بَنِي الْحَارِثِ فِي الْخَزْرَجِ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ وَقْعَةِ بَدْرٍ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِمَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَخْلَاطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَعَبْدَةُ الْأَوْثَانِ وَالْيَهُودُ وَمِنْهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ وَفِي الْمَجْلِسِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَتِ الْمَجْلِسَ عَجَاجَةُ الدَّابَّةِ خَمَّرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنْفَهُ بِرِدَائِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تُغَبِّرُوا عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ لَأَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا إِنْ كَانَ مَا تَقُولُ حَقًّا فَلَا تُؤْذِنَا فِي مَجَالِسِنَا وَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ فَمَنْ جَاءَكَ مِنَّا فَاقْصُصْ عَلَيْهِ  

We were along with Messenger of Allah ﷺ in an expedition that a person from amongst the emigrants struck at the back of a person from the Ansir. The Ansiri said: O Ansar! And the Muhijir said: O Emigrants! Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: What are these proclamations of the Days of Ignorance? They said: Messenger of Allah, a person from the emigrants struck at the back of an Ansari, whereupon he said: It is something disgusting. 'Abdullah b. Ubayy heard it and said: They have indeed done it. By Allah, when we would return to Medina the respectable amongst them (the Ansar) would turn away the mean (the emigrants). Thereupon 'Umar said: Permit me so that I should strike the neck of this hypocrite. But he (the Holy Prophet) said: Leave him, the people may not say that Muhammad kills his companions. (Using translation from Muslim 2584b)   

كَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ يَا لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ؟ » فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَسَعَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ «دَعُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ» فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ قَدْ فَعَلُوهَا لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ «دَعْهُ لَا يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابَهُ»  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me, and one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3545)  

سَحَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَهُودِيٌّ مِنْ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ الشَّيْءَ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ دَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعُرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا قَدْ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ قَدْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَجَلَسَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَجَلَسَ الْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ مَطْبُوبٌ قَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعَةِ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذِي ذَرْوَانَ» قَالَ فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ فَكَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَلَكَأَنَّ نَخْلَهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلَّا أَحْرَقْتَهُ أَوْ أَخْرَجْتَهُ؟ قَالَ «أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَافَانِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا» فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

“A Jew from among the Jews of Bani Zuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ began to imagine that he had done something when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O ‘Aishah, do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me, and one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" He said: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast the spell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “With what?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and the spathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said: “In the well of Dhu Arwan.” She said: “So the Prophet ﷺ went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’” She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3545)   

سُحِرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَحَرَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ يَهُودِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ حَتَّى كَانَ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ فَعَلَ الشَّيْءَ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَشَعُرْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَفْتَانِي فِيمَا اسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ أَتَانِي مَلَكَانِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ مَا وَجَعُ الرَّجُلِ؟ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مَطْبُوبٌ فَقَالَ وَمَنْ طَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ لَبِيدُ بْنُ الْأَعْصَمِ قَالَ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فِي مُشْطٍ وَمُشَاطَةٍ وَجُفِّ طَلْعِ نَخْلَةٍ ذَكَرٍ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ فِي بِئْرِ ذَرْوَانَ» قَالَتْ وَأَتَاهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ كَأَنَّ مَاءَهَا نُقَاعَةُ الْحِنَّاءِ وَكَأَنَّ رَأْسَ نَخْلِهَا رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا اسْتَخْرَجْتَهَا؟ قَالَ «قَدْ عَافَانِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُثِيرَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْهُ شَرًّا»  

[Machine] Smoke will appear on the Day of Judgment and it will seize the ears and eyes of the hypocrites. It will also affect the believers like a cold. We became terrified, so I went to Ibn Masud who was reclining. He got angry, sat up, and said, "O people, whoever knows something, let him speak, and whoever does not know something, let him say 'Allah knows best.' For it is from knowledge that a man should say when he does not know something, 'I do not know.' Indeed, Allah, the Most High, said to His Prophet ﷺ , 'Say, I do not ask you any payment for it, nor am I one of the pretentious.'" The Quraysh invoked a curse upon themselves, so the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Allah, help me against them with seven years of famine like the years of Joseph." So they were afflicted with a year of famine in which they ate dead animals and bones. A man will see something between the sky and the earth, like the appearance of smoke. Then Abu Sufyan ibn Harb came and said, "O Muhammad, you have come to command the maintaining of family ties, and your people have perished. So invoke Allah." He recited this verse, "Then wait for the Day when the sky will bring clear smoke, covering the people; this is a painful torment." Until the end of the verse "Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little, indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief]." Then the torment will be lifted from them when that happens, and they will return to their disbelief. That is the meaning of His statement, "On the Day the major blast will occur." That is the Day of Badr. "Their retreating was not averted from them." That is the Day of Badr. "The Romans have been defeated in the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome." The Romans have already been defeated and so have the Arabs after their victory.  

يَجِيءُ دُخَانٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَأْخُذُ بِأَسْمَاعِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَأَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَأْخُذُ الْمُؤْمِنَ كَهَيْئَةِ الزُّكَامِ قَالَ فَفَزِعْنَا فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَغَضِبَ فَجَلَسَ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ عَلِمَ شَيْئًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ شَيْئًا فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ لَمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُ لَا أَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا قَالَ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ {قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ} إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا دَعَا عَلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسِنِي يُوسُفَ» فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَتَّى هَلَكُوا فِيهَا فَأَكَلُوا الْمَيْتَةَ وَالْعِظَامَ وَيَرَى الرَّجُلُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ جِئْتَ تَأْمُرُ بِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَقَوْمُكَ هَلَكُوا فَادْعُ اللَّهَ فَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِيَ السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ يَغْشَى النَّاسَ هَذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ} فَيَكْشِفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِذَا جَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادُوا إِلَى كُفْرِهِمْ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَى} فَذَلِكَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ {فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًا} يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَ {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ} وَالرُّومُ قَدْ مَضَى وَقَدْ مَضَتِ الْأَرْبَعُ