Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

(the worship of) Allaah (alone).❞ Abu Jahl said: ‘O Muḥammad! When are you going
to stop insulting our gods? Do you only wish that we testify that you have conveyed
(the message)? We will testify for you that you have conveyed (the message)! By
Allaah! If I knew what you are saying is the Truth, I would have already followed you.’
When the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ left, he (Abu Jahl) turned towards me and said: ‘By
Allaah! I know that what he is saying is the Truth, but there is something holding me
back (from accepting Islaam). People from Banee Qusayy 227 said: ‘Only we will have the
privilege of al-Ḥijaabah (placing the cover over the Ka`bah).’ We agreed. Then they said:
‘Only we will have the privilege of al-Siqaayah (supplying water to the pilgrims and
caring for their needs).’ We agreed. Then they said: ‘Only we will have the privilege of
al-Nadwa (assembly of the Quraish).’ We agreed. Then they said: ‘We will have the
privilege of al-Liwaa’ (authority of the unfurling the banners).’ We agreed. (We
sacrificed all in their favor). (But we competed with them), they provided food, so did
we; [they gave charity, so did we; they helped the people, so did we.] Then, when we
were running neck to neck, then say: ‘We have a prophet among us! [How can we
compete with that?] By Allaah! I will never believe in him)!’ 228
(Ibn Katheer said): This is what he had to say – May Allaah’s curse be upon him. It is
about him and his likes that Allaah تعاىل said:
‏﴿وَإِذَاُرَأَو كَ‏ ‏ُإِنُيَتَّخِ‏ ذ ونَكَ‏ ‏ُإِّلَّ‏ ‏ُه ز و اُأَهَىذَاُالَّذِيُبَعَثَ‏ ‏ُاللَّه ‏ُرَس وّل ‏ُ*ُإِنُكَادَُلَي ضِلُّنَاُعَن ُ آَلَِتِنَاُلَو ‏ّلَ‏ ‏ُأَنُ‏
صَبَر نَاُعَلَي هَاُ‏ ‏ُۖوَسَو فَ‏ ‏ُيَع لَم ونَُحِ‏ نيَُيَرَو نَُال عَذَابَ‏ ‏ُمَن ‏ُأَضَلُُّسَبِيال ﴾
{And when they see you (O Muḥammad), they treat you only as a mockery (saying):
“Is this the one whom Allaah has sent as a Messenger? He would have nearly misled
us from our aalihah (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their
worship!” And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is most
astray from the (Right) Path!} [Surah al-Furqaan (25): 41-42]
‏:(تعاىل (regarding the saying of Allaah رضيُاهللُعنهما Narrated Ibn `Abbaas
227 [TN: It was already mentioned in chapter 9, that before his death, Qusayy had entrusted his son, `Abd al-Daar,
with the responsibilities of supplying water to the pilgrims and feeding them, and appointing the standard-bearer
of the Quraish, and holding councils in the house (which was known as Daar al-Nadwa)]
228 Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibaa (35829), al-Baihaqee in “al-Dalaa’il” (2/207). Shaikh al-Albaanee said: “Its chain is
“Ḥasan”.
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