[Machine] In His statement, "And [remember] when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners." Quraysh consulted one night in Makkah. Some of them said, "Let's establish a case against him with evidence, seeking to discredit the Prophet ﷺ." Some of them said, "Kill him!" And some of them said, "Expel him!" Allah informed His Prophet ﷺ about this. Ali stayed in the bed of the Prophet ﷺ that night while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left until he reached the cave. The polytheists guarded it, thinking he was the Prophet ﷺ. When they woke up in the morning, they went after him and when they saw Ali, Allah foiled their plan. They asked, "Where is your companion?" He replied, "I do not know." They searched for his footprints and when they reached the mountain, they became disoriented. They climbed the mountain and passed by the cave where they found spider webs covering its entrance. They stayed there for three [days].
فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ} قَالَ §تَشَاوَرَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لَيْلَةً بِمَكَّةَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَثْبِتُوهُ بِالْوَثَائِقِ يُرِيدُونَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ اقْتُلُوهُ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَخْرِجُوهُ فَأَطْلَعَ اللهُ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَبَاتَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى فِرَاشِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِالْغَارِ وَبَاتَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَحْرُسُونَ عَلِيًّا ؓ يَحْسِبُونَ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا ثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا عَلِيًّا رَدَّ اللهُ مَكْرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا أَيْنَ صَاحِبُكَ؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي فَاقْتَصُّوا أَثَرَهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغُوا الْجَبَلَ اخْتَلَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَعِدُوا الْجَبَلَ فَمَرُّوا بِالْغَارِ فَإِذَا عَلَى بَابِهِ نسيجُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ فَمَكَثَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا