Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 33: The Mushrikeen’s dispute with the Prophet ‏,ﷺ and the
establishing of irrefutable proofs against them, and how their inner
selves had acknowledged the truth, even though they displayed
opposition out of stubbornness, envy, injustice, and haughtiness 218
Is-ḥaaq Ibn Raḥawaih reported from his chain to Ibn `Abbaas رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنهما that he said:
“One-day al-Waleed Ibn al-Mugheerah came to the Prophet ‏,ﷺ and he ﷺ recited
to him the Qur’aan, and it was as if he (al-Waleed) became affected and softened by it.
When this news reached Abu Jahl, 219 he came to him (al-Waleed) and said: ‘O my uncle!
Your people wish to gather wealth for you.’ He replied: ‘But why?’ Abu Jahl said: ‘To
give it to you, as they see that you went to Muḥammad ‏(ﷺ)‏ and want to oppose his
influence (on you).’ He said: ‘But Quraish knows well that I am the wealthiest of them.’
Abu Jahl said: ‘So say a word against him (Muḥammad), so that your people may know
that you disavow him.’ He said: ‘What should I say? By Allaah! There is not a person
among you who has better knowledge than me of poetry, and its various metrical forms
218 [TN: Allaah تعاىل mentioned about Fir`aoun and his people that they knew that the Message and Signs which
Moosaa عليهُالسالم had brought was the Truth, but they opposed and rejected him out of arrogance, and injustice
toward themselves, as Allaah ‏:‏saidتعاىلُ‏
‏﴿وَجَحَد واُِبَِاُوَاس تَي قَنَت هَاُأَنف سه م ‏ُظ ل م اُوَع ل وًّاُُۖفَانظ ر ‏ُكَي فَ‏ ‏ُكَانَُعَاقِبَة ‏ُال م ف سِ‏ دِينَ﴾‏
{And they (Fir`aoun and his people) rejected them (those Aayaat), wrongfully and arrogantly, while their
(inner) selves were convinced thereof. So, see how the end of the corrupters was.} [Surah al-Naml (27): 14]
And in a similar fashion, Abu Jahl and the other Mushriks of Makkah also rejected the Truth which the Prophet
chapter.] had brought, which will be mentioned in this ﷺ
219 [TN: In regards to Abu Jahl, it is widespread that the Prophet ﷺ is supposed to have said: ❝He was the
Fir`aoun (pharaoh) of this Ummah (nation).❞ [Musnad Aḥmad (3824, 4246, 4247)]
And in another narration: ❝He (Abu Jahl) was the Fir`aoun of my Ummah.❞ [Musnad Aḥmad (3825)]
This is reported from the route of Abee Is-ḥaaq from Abee `Ubaidah from his father (`Abdullaah Ibn Mas`ood).
Al-Haithamee said in “al-Majma`” (6/79): “Imaam Aḥmad reported these Aḥaadeeth, and al-Bazzaar reported a
shorter narration; and it is from the narration of Abu `Ubaidah from his father. But he (Abu `Ubaidah) did not hear
from him.”
“This narration is “Ḍha`eef” because of the break (interruption) in the chain of narration; Abu `Ubaidah – and he
is the son of Ibn Mas`ood – did not hear from his father.”]
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