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