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Moreover, al-Baihaqee 200 reported from another route from Rabee`ah Ibn `Abbaad that<br />
he said: “I saw the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ in (the market of) Dhul-Majaaz following<br />
the people to their homes, calling them towards <strong>Al</strong>laah, while behind him was a man<br />
with crossed-eyes and scarred cheeks, saying: ‘O people! Do not let him deceive you<br />
about your religion and the religion of your forefathers.’ I enquired: ‘Who is this man<br />
[that is walking behind him]?’ And I was told: ‘He is Abu Lahab.’”<br />
(Ibn Katheer adds): As for Abu Ṭaalib, he was extremely compassionate and<br />
affectionate in nature, which was apparent from his actions and qualities. He showed<br />
.رضيُاهللُعنهم and his Companions ﷺ this by his support for the Prophet<br />
`Aqeel Ibn Abu Ṭaalib said: “The Quraish came to Abu Ṭaalib and said: ‘Did you see<br />
Aḥmad (the other name for the Prophet ?(ﷺ He harms us in our gatherings and in<br />
our place of worship. So, stop him from bothering us.’ (Abu Ṭaalib) said: ‘O `Aqeel,<br />
bring Muḥammad to me.’ So I went and brought him out of a small house. He arrived<br />
back at midday in the full heat. When he came in, Abu Ṭaalib told him: ‘O my nephew!<br />
Your cousins’ are claiming that you are harming them in their gatherings and in their<br />
place of worship. So stop doing that.’” (`Aqeel) said: “The Prophet ﷺ gazed upwards<br />
ﷺ to the sky and asked: ❝Do you see that sun?❞ They said: ‘Yes.’ The Prophet<br />
said: ❝I am no more capable of stopping that than you are of getting a flame from it<br />
(i.e. the sun).❞ Abu Ṭaalib (addressing the Quraish) said: ‘My nephew never lied, so go<br />
back (all of you).’” 201<br />
200 I (al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee) say: Ibn Katheer missed out that it was also reported by Imaam Aḥmad in his “Musnad” (16020,<br />
16021, 16022, 16024, 16025, 16026, 16027, 19005) from this route, and its chain is “Ḥasan”. <strong>Al</strong>so reported by al-<br />
Ṭabaraanee (4583, 4584, 4585, 4586, 4587, 4588, 4589, 4590)<br />
201 Musnad Abu Ya`laa (6804), al-Bukhaaree in “al-Taareekh al-Kabeer” (230), Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee said: “The chain<br />
of this narration is “Ḥasan” (good). See al-Ṣaḥeeḥah (92). <strong>Al</strong>-Ḥaakim also reported this in his “al-Mustadrak”<br />
(6467).<br />
[TN: As for the Ḥadeeth with the wording: ❝If they put the sun in my right hand and…❞, even though it is<br />
famous, it is very weak. This was reported by Ibn Is-ḥaaq in “al-Maghaazee”, and by Ibn Hishaam (1/284-285)<br />
from Ya`qoob Ibn `Utbah Ibn al-Mugheerah Ibn al-Akhnas that he said: [and the narration is as above], but Shaikh<br />
al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee graded it in “al-Ḍha`eefah” (909) as “Ḍha`eef Mu`ḍhal” (weak because of omission of two or more<br />
consecutive narrators from the chain of narration).<br />
The complete narration is as follows: “The pagans of Makkah, therefore, decided to approach Abu Ṭaalib for the<br />
second time and insisted that he put a stop to his nephew’s activities, which if allowed unchecked, they said,<br />
would involve him into severe hostility. Abu Ṭaalib was deeply distressed at this open threat and the breach with<br />
his people and their enmity, but he could not afford to desert the Messenger too. He sent for his nephew and told<br />
him what the people had said, “Spare me and yourself and put not burden on me that I can’t bear.” Upon this the<br />
Prophet ﷺ thought that his uncle would let him down and would no longer support him, so he replied: ❝O my<br />
uncle! By <strong>Al</strong>laah! If they put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left on condition that I abandon this<br />
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