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﴿انظ ر ُكَي فَ ُضَرَب واُلَكَ ُاِّل َم ثَالَ ُفَضَلُّواُفَالَ ُيَُس تَطِيع ونَُسَبِيال ﴾<br />
{See what examples they have put forward for you. So they have gone astray, and<br />
never can they find a way.} [Surah al-Israa’ (17): 48, and Surah al-Furqaan (25): 9]<br />
رضي ُاهلل Imaam `Abd Ibn Ḥumaid reported in his “Musnad” from Jaabir Ibn `Abdullaah ُ<br />
“The Quraish got together and discussed who amongst them would be the best at :عنهما<br />
identifying magic, Jinn possession, mental instability, and insanity. They were talking<br />
about the Prophet ,ﷺ whom they saw as someone who divided their community,<br />
belittled their way of life, and exposed the faults within their religion. They wanted<br />
someone to speak to him and decide how to respond to him. They could not find<br />
anyone better than `Utbah Ibn Rabee`ah 221 for this. So they said: ‘You are the one for<br />
this (mission), O Abu Waleed.’ `Utbah approached the Prophet ﷺ (and tried to<br />
emotionally blackmail him): ‘Are you better or (your father) `Abdullaah?’ The Prophet<br />
remained silent. `Utbah continued: ‘Are you better or `Abdul-Muṭṭalib?’ The ﷺ<br />
Prophet ﷺ remained silent. `Utbah further said: ‘If you think that they were better<br />
than you, (then you know) that they used to worship these idols that you have criticized.<br />
If you think you are better than them, then speak and let us hear what you have to say.<br />
By <strong>Al</strong>laah! We have never seen anyone be more of a troublemaker for his people than<br />
you. You have caused division and dissension in our community, belittled our religion,<br />
and disgraced us in front of other Arabs; so that now the people are saying that the<br />
Quraish have a magician and a soothsayer (of their own). By <strong>Al</strong>laah! We are not going<br />
to wait for anything (we are done with you). By <strong>Al</strong>laah! It seems all we have to wait is<br />
the cry of a pregnant woman for us all to be at one another with swords till we wipe<br />
ourselves out. O man! If you are in need (of wealth); we will gather for you enough<br />
wealth to make you the single most wealthy person amongst the Quraish. If you are in<br />
need of women (in marriage); then choose whichever women you want from Quraish,<br />
ﷺ we will marry you to ten (of the most beautiful women in Makkah).’ The Prophet<br />
asked him: ❝Are you done?❞ `Utbah said: ‘Yes, (that’s all).’ The Prophet ﷺ next<br />
said:<br />
﴿ُبِس مُُِاللَّهُُِالرَّمح َىنُُِالرَّحِ يمُُِ*ُحمُ*ُتَنزِيل ُمِّنَُالرَّمح َىنُِالرَّحِ يمُِ*ُكِتَاب ُف صِّلَت ُآيَات ه ُق ر آن اُعَرَبِيًّاُلِّقَو م ُ<br />
يَع لَم ونَُ*ُبَُشِ ري اُوَنَذِير اُفَأَع رَضَ ُأَك ثَر ه م ُفَه م ُّلَ ُيَس مَع ونَُ*ُوَقَال واُق ل وب نَاُفِ ُأَكِنَّة ُِمَِّّاُتَد ع ونَاُإِلَُي هُِوَفِ ُ<br />
221 `Utbah Ibn Rabee`ah was a leader of Quraish, and was a staunch enemy of the Prophet .ﷺ He was very wellread,<br />
politically influential, wealthy, and very well-traveled. `Utbah was also one of the few people who had stood<br />
in the court of kings of that time (Emperor of Rome and King of Abyssinia).<br />
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