[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."
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»