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nasai-kubra:11948Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > al-Muʿtamir from his father > Nuʿaym b. Abū Hind > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] Abu Jahl said, "Will Muhammad forgive his face among the polytheists?" It was said, "Yes." He then said, "By Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza, if I see him doing so, I will trample on his neck or I will rub his face in the dust." He came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was praying and intended to trample on his neck. However, they (the angels) did not cease to turn him backward, preventing him with their hands. It was said to him, "What is the matter with you?" He replied, "Between me and him is a trench of fire, horror, and wings." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If he had come closer to me, the angels would have snatched him limb by limb."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٩٤٨عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هَلْ يُعَفِّرُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقِيلَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ كَذَلِكَ لَأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ أَوْ لَأُعَفِّرَنَّ وَجْهِهُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُو يُصَلِّي زَعَمَ لِيَطَأُ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ قَالَ فَمَا فَجَأَهُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَنْكُصُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ وَيَتَّقِي بِيَدِهِ فَقِيلَ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ لَخَنْدَقًا مِنْ نَارٍ وَهَوْلًا وَأَجْنِحَةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ دَنَا مِنِّي لَاخْتَطَفَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عُضْوًا عُضْوًا»  


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nasai-kubra:11619Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > al-Muʿtamir from his father > Nuʿaym b. Abū Hind > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] Abu Jahl said, "Does Muhammad forgive the face of his amongst the polytheists?" It was said, "Yes." He said, "By Lat and al-'Uzza, if I were to see him like that, I would trample his neck or I would even extinguish his face in the dirt." So, he came to the Messenger of Allah while he was praying and claimed that he wanted to trample his neck. He said, "But they did not find him except retreating on his heels and protecting himself with his hands." It was said, "What is wrong with you?" He said, "Indeed, there is a trench of fire and horror between me and him, and wings." So, the Messenger of Allah said, "If he had come near me, the angels would have seized him limb by limb."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٦١٩أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَدَّثَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هَلْ يُعَفِّرُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ فَقِيلَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ كَذَلِكَ لَأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ أَوْ لَأُعَفِّرَنَّ وَجْهَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي زَعَمَ لِيَطَأَ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ قَالَ فَمَا فَجَأَهُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَنْكُصُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ وَيَتَّقِي بِيَدِهِ فَقِيلَ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ لَخَنْدَقًا مِنْ نَارٍ وَهَوْلًا وَأَجْنِحَةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ دَنَا مِنِّي لَاخْتَطَفَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عُضْوًا عُضْوًا»