[Machine] Huwayy ibn Akhtab and Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf came to Makkah to meet with the Quraysh. The Quraysh swore to them to fight against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked them, "You are the people of ancient knowledge and the people of the book, so tell us about us and about Muhammad." They replied, "Who are you and who is Muhammad?" The Quraysh said, "We are the ones who sacrifice camels and pour milk on the water. We break the idols and give water to the pilgrims and maintain family ties." They asked, "Who is Muhammad?" They said, "He is like a faucet that has cut off our family ties and has been followed by the thieves of the pilgrims, the sons of Ghifar." The Quraysh said, "No, you are better than him and show a better way." So Allah revealed the verse until the end of the ayah, "Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, believing in superstition and false deities."  

قَدِمَ حُيَيُّ بْنُ أَخْطَبَ وَكَعْبُ بْنُ الْأَشْرَفِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَحَالَفُوهُمْ عَلَى قِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا لَهُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ الْقَدِيمِ وَأَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَأَخْبِرُونَا عَنَّا وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالُوا وَمَا أَنْتُمْ وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ نَنْحَرُ الْكَوْمَاءَ وَنَسْقِي اللَّبَنَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ونَفُكُّ الْعناةَ وَنَسْقِي الْحَجِيجَ ونَصِلُ الْأَرْحَامَ قَالُوا فَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ؟ قَالُوا صنبورٌ قَطَعَ أَرْحامَنا وَاتَّبَعَهُ سُرَّاقُ الْحَجِيجِ بَنُو غِفَارٍ قَالُوا بَلْ أَنْتُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَى سَبِيلًا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ