Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

‏﴿وَالَّذِينَُُيَق ول ونَُُرَبَّنَاُهَب ‏ُُلَنَاُمِن ‏ُُأَز وَاجِ‏ نَاُوَذ رِّيَّاتِنَاُق رَّةَُُأَع ني ُ﴾
{And those who say: “Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who
will be the comfort of our eyes} [Surah al-Furqaan (15): 74]’” 198
[End of Shaikh al-Albaanee’s addendum]
The outcome was that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ continued to call the people
towards (the worship of) Allaah تعاىل – day and night, secretly and openly. The aversion
of the opponents did not avert him, their opposition did not turn him back, and nor
were they able to hinder him from that. He followed the people everywhere - to their
social gatherings and assemblies, to the fairs, and in the season and places of Ḥajj –
calling those whom he met, free man or slave, weak or powerful, rich or poor, calling
everyone irrespective of who they were – for all are equal in the Sharee`ah. The stern
and powerful opponents from the Mushriks of Quraish inflicted harm, both verbal and
physical, upon the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ and those powerless individuals who
followed him. One of the most violent opponents of the Prophet ﷺ was his uncle
Abu Lahab, whose name was `Abdul-`Uzza Ibn `Abdul Muṭṭalib, and his wife was Umm
Jameel, Arwa Bint Ḥarb Ibn Umayyah, the sister of Abu Sufyaan.
Another uncle, Abu Ṭaalib Ibn `Abdul Muṭṭalib was at variance with Abu Lahab, for the
Prophet ﷺ was the most beloved of Allaah’s creation to him. He (Abu Ṭaalib) was
compassionate towards him, treated him well, defended him, protected him, and
opposed his own people for the Prophet’s sake, even though he was still on the religion
of his forefathers. However, Allaah تعاىل tested his heart with the love of the Prophet
- for his love of the Prophet was natural love (because of the kinship) and not for ﷺ
religious reasons. Abu Ṭaalib’s remaining on the religion of his people is from the
‏.ﷺ because of the things he was able to do for the Prophet ‏,تعاىل Wisdom of Allaah
Had Abu Ṭaalib accepted Islaam, he would have no longer held any weight or
leadership among the Mushriks of Quraish, and they would not have revered or
respected him, and they would have penalized him and would have harmed him
verbally and physically. As Allaah تعاىل says:
‏﴿وَرَبُّكََُُيَ‏ ل ق ‏ُُمَاُيَشَاءُُوََيَ‏ تَار ُ﴾
198 Reported in Musnad Aḥmad (23810), Ṣaḥeeḥ Ibn Ḥibbaan (6552) and al-Adab al-Mufrad (87), and graded as
“Ṣaḥeeḥ” by Shaikh al-Albaanee. See al-Ṣaḥeeḥah (2823)
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